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Vol. 66, No. 33 | WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13, 2014 | 403-783-3311 | EDITORIAL@PONOKANEWS.COM

The Battle River league champions Story on page 21

Reflections of Ponoka The ladies of harvest time, both yesterday and today

Story on page 5

Pow Wow Thousands attended last weekend’s Samson Cree Nation pow wow at Bear Park in Maskwacis. There were drum circles and more than 400 dancers that entered their names into the weekend’s events.

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Downtown seeing variety and quality in new stores

Dean Buchfink stands in front of one of the many walls in his Timber Tone Audio store on the corner of Chipman Avenue in downtown Ponoka.

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Empty downtown stores haven’t stopped some entrepreneurs from offering some exclusive products destined to stir some excitement in Ponoka’s downtown area.

One such company is Mi Casa Imports, fresh on the downtown scene – the grand opening is today – selling items and furniture for home at a venue that used to be a liquor store.

Owner Abby Yaworski says liquor sales tanked after the implementation of the Business Hours Bylaw last year and the new reality was forcing her to rethink her business model.

“Business has been forcing me to think outside the box for several years,” said Yaworski.

She was inspired by Busted Ladies Lingerie,

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which she feels is a niche store that sees customers not only from Ponoka but other communities as well.

“I thought what could I do that’s unique? And I thought Mexican imports,” said Yaworski.

She enjoys the culture and beauty in crafts made in Mexico and decided to buy only locally made products. Yaworski intends to change what is sold each season to give buyers a variety of product.

Expect a variety of furniture products, blown glass, lamps, steel products and other items that will beautify a person’s home.

“Some of it is reclaimed and some of it, of course, is made with clay,” she said.

Yaworski looks forward to opening the store to the public; her main focus is going to be ensuring she brings in products that buyers are looking for.

Music to your ears Timber Tone Audio on the corner of Chipman Avenue is a new store full of thousands of vinyl records and audio equipment including refurbished and new record players. Owner Dean Buchfink said his passion for vinyl and tuning record players turned into a full time job. Setting up shop in

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Abby Yaworski shows off some of the home décor she will be selling at Mi Casa Imports. Her new store is the same location as the former Leland Liquor Loft.

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Ponoka seemed like a natural decision for him.

Much of his sales is through eBay and Kijiji but having a storefront will allow him to add music merchandise to the other items he sells at this store.

It has been just two months, but Buchfink has found positive response from the community.

Developing his business came from strong marketing in social media and now Buchfink has also started selling amplifiers and customers can even have a listen to old records in the store. He says it’s the love of music that brings people to his store.

“Music is that international language,” says Buchfink.

Coming soon: bigger space for Rip’N Ronnie’s Fitness buffs are eager to see what Rip’N Ronnie’s fitness will look like at its new location where Shoppers Drug Mart was located.

Rip’N Ronnie’s offers something

most gyms do not: 24 hour access through an electronic security system.

Owner Sheldon Ronnie says this access caters to shift workers in Ponoka but he has customers from around central Alberta.

The new gym will have two studios with functional training on one side and the regular gym space on the other. He intends to brighten the space by adding windows on the storefront and wants to have a space for other disciplines such as yoga and Zumba.

“I’m going to get some kids’ boot camp going once this is all done,” he added.

Ronnie says the space is just over twice the size of his current location.

Security is important to him and he monitors the store closely and has access to who uses the gym and when.

Ronnie said he expects to open before the end of the year and is excited with recent developments in the downtown area.

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Axe-wielding man arrested by Ponoka RCMP

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Police arrested an Edmonton man in Ponoka last week for terrorizing two elderly women and a young girl with an axe.

The 36-year-old man had originally broken into an Edmonton home looking for his ex-girlfriend where he found her family and terrorized them with the axe. He then travelled to Ponoka and broke into his exgirlfriend’s home but she was not there at the time.

Ponoka officers received a tip from the Edmonton Police Service that the man may be in Ponoka looking for his ex-girlfriend.

The suspect was found in the woman’s home where he was arrested.

Investigators found two axes in his vehicle and he was then taken to the detachment where he informed officers that he had ingested some poison.

They subsequently transported him to the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre where he was treated and placed back in the custody of police. Edmonton Police have charged the man with mischief of uttering threats.

The break in at the Ponoka home is still under investigation.

Stolen vehicle up in flames

gating a break-in that occurred Aug. 9 between 6 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. at a rural home on Secondary Highway 604.

Many items were taken from the home including jewelry, personal documents, tools and an old pickup truck. The matter is under investigation.

Alcohol involved in domestic dispute

A Ponoka woman faces an assault charge after punching and kicking a man Aug. 6 at 11:30 p.m.

Police attended the home on the 5000 block of 43 Avenue after reports of an assault.

There were minor injuries from the incident and police say both individuals were drinking.

Complaints of moped on Highway 2

Members of the Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit received multiple calls of a moped on Highway 2 last week.

The driver of the moped, a 51-year-old man originally from Alberta but operating the scooter with a driver’s licence from Mexico, was not breaking any laws as he was on the shoulder of the highway. The man said he was returning to British Columbia after a trip to Alberta.

Officers say the calls from motorists came out of concern for the moped driver as he was travelling at 30 km/h. No charges or tickets were issued.

If you have information on any crime call Ponoka RCMP at 403-783-4472 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Ponoka firefighters were called to a burning vehicle in the early morning of Aug. 11 west of town, which has since been determined to be a stolen vehicle.

Police say there were three reports of vehicles broken into overnight of the same day in the Lucas Heights area and in the middle of town. The incidents & CRUISE CENTRE are under investigation and RCMP are checkUROPE ing if they are related.

Semi collides into Highway 2 bridge

If the driver of a wide load semi had double-checked the height of the oilfield equipment he was hauling Aug. 5, he would not have hit the Highway 2A overpass near Morningside.

Police say there was extensive damage to the bridge and the driver did not have the proper permits for what he was hauling. The 47-year-old Camrose driver was charged with not having the proper permits for an oversized load.

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Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship CHURCH DIRECTORY Associated Gospel Churches of Canada

CHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLE Pastor Jerry Preheim • Pastor Matt Sealy 3704 - 42 St. Ponoka 403-783-6500 Worship Service 11:00 a.m. • churchoftheopenbible@telus.net

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NEW COVENANT BAPTIST REFORMED CHURCH Currently meeting at Ponoka Christian School 6300-50 St. Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.

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PONOKA ALLIANCE CHURCH 4215 - 46 St. Pastor Norm Dibben 403-783-3958 Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.

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You are undefeated, do not succumb to negativity Football season is almost here. That statement is borderline heretical to the hardcore Canadian Football League fans out there, who have been in the midst of their football season for over a month.

Now, by hardcore CFL fans, I am referring to the half dozen Eskimos & Stampeders fans and the million Green Rider fans in our province. (As an aside, I read that in 2013 the Saskatchewan Roughriders did $13 million of business at their four retail stores. Saskatchewan has a population of approx. a million people. In effect, people in Saskatchewan spend an average of $13 per person on Riders gear). Regardless, from my perspective, football season is right around the corner.

Anyone who knows me well knows that I have a great passion for my football team, the San Diego Chargers. I started following the team in 2001 when Doug Flutie headed out west and the team drafted future hall of fame running back, LaDainian Tomlinson. In the short dozen seasons I have followed the team, I have experienced the highs and lows of watching my team win and lose. In the bigger picture, we have never won a Superbowl championship. At the end of every sea-

son, I am resigned to my of Lamentations, the aumantra, “there’s always thor writes “Because of next season”. the Lord’s great love we Now “next season” are not consumed, for is nearly here. With a his compassions never new season comes new fail. They are new every hope.

Veteran playmorning; great is your ers report to training faithfulness.” Every new camps, energized rookmorning brings with it ies bring new skillsets, new hope for a new day. and teams are starting to Rob Mac Arthur No matter what circumfine tune through exhibiWord of Life stance I may face on a tion matches. I can’t help Church particular day, I trust that but allow my optimism to bubble over: As it stands through the grace given right now, the San Diego to me, through God’s Chargers are undefeated. readily available empowThis optimism may sound cliché and erment, I will not be consumed. Rather, a little naïve, but should I prefer an alter- through Christ, I am victorious and will native attitude? Would a cynical outlook overcome. dominated by negativity, complaining Be encouraged. As you sit on the and a general sense of helplessness do me cusp of a new season in life, on the edge better? Would I be better served living of a new day, consider this: as of right with a pessimistic outlook?

Too many people live their lives suc- now, you are undefeated. In the midst of cumbing to negativity. Circumstances your trial, turn to Christ. Welcome His push us to the point of breaking and it is great love and His unfailing compassion. at this point that we must choose how we Great is His faithfulness. will respond. In the Bible, in the book Go Chargers!

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Forty young scientists were picked by the University of Alberta to take part in the Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science and Technology (WISEST) program recently and one of those students calls Ponoka home.

Zoe Cire was one of approxi-

mately 150 Grade 11 high school students who applied to the program meant to promote women in the three fields that make up the name WISEST. Assistant co-ordinator Kristy Burke says making it on the list is tough as the young scientists, mostly girls, must submit an essay along with teacher references.

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Cire is studying earth and atmosphere sciences and must complete an experiment and show results of her experiment. The young scientists are paid employees of the university for the summer and must present their findings at the end of their research.

“The point of the program is to expose them in fields where their gender is underrepresented,” explained Burke.

Cire’s project is to track arctic hurricanes. She says she has to look at wind speeds and weather patterns to determine if what she is looking at is actually a hurricane. Tracking storms has always been of interest to Cire and she feels lucky to have been picked for this assignment.

“This is definitely something I want to delve into,” explained Cire.

The program has also given her an idea of what university life is like and as she heads into Grade 12, Cire feels this has given her valuable experience. She is grateful to the supervisors and programmers at WISEST for their help and guidance.

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Reflections of Ponoka

The ladies of harvest time..... both yesterday and today.

BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS

Over the years, the greatest pleasure and inspiration of the hardy pioneer woman was her family, a strong and traditional partnership which has always survived and thrived because of the rugged but special closeness they shared together by hard work and play and through countless successes and hardships.

Let us not pity these farm women of days gone by, because through it all, they always had their moments of pride, excitement, and pleasure, and that same dedicated and proud tradition has carried on to this very day, especially at harvest time.

There is no doubt that these great ladies are still pleasantly surprised when the cranky old clucking hen ushers her newly hatched clutch of chicks into the barnyard for the first time, and when her hope becomes happiness when the newborn heifer calf is being fussed over by the old milk cow. A lady’s pride and passion will always be in her garden, in her cooking, in presenting her children scrubbed and clean just in time for school or church on Sunday, and in sharing the many joys and successes as well as just a few trials and tribulations alongside her husband and partner each and every day. Today there are likely not as many armfuls

of wood and pails of water to carry in, and while the old cook stove may have changed just a little over the years, there will always be homemade bread and cookies as well as that intimate family circle gathered around the supper table or the flickering fire after a very long day.

A day in harvest time.

Today, some spry old-timer might dare to suggest that modern farm women have an easier time of it, and this delightful account by Nettie Gerber from one of our district history books will surely convince us that the glorious harvest will always be the busiest and most traditional time of the busy year down on the farm.

“Breakfast is over and the children are off the school with lunches packed, books and homework located and last minute instructions given and received and so now, my day’s work is just beginning. I soak the yeast for bread and put a load of clothes inside the washer and then mix the bread, with all that punching and kneading always being good for any first thing in the morning frustrated feelings. Out to the garden next for potatoes, carrots, onions, peas, lettuce and late radishes, then dash back to the house to find that the wash is finished and I have to lug it out to hang it up on the line, then

Remember When...

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The Mountain Creek Bridge over the Selkirk Canyon between Revelstoke and Golden was one of the amazing engineering marvels of the initial construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway line through the Rocky Mountains in the late 1800s. This original wooden structure, which was 1086 feet long and contained two million board feet of lumber, was reinforced with steel in 1893 and received new arches in 1929 to handle the heavier traffic, and is still in operation today.

The glory and success of the harvest is always accomplished through the hard work and dedication of the prairie farm family.

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come back to pop in another load. All farm women know that it takes quite a long time to shell peas, scrub potatoes and clean all the other vegetables, and then stop just in time to get dinner ready for a hungry gang of men by making the dressing for the chicken, and then popping the old bird into the hot oven. The beets in the garden are ready for pickling, so I will dig up a few pailfulls, and thank goodness for warm breezes because the first batch of laundry is dry, and I can hang up another one. As I hurry to wash and rewash the beets I look at the clock and realize that it will soon be dinner time, so put on the veggies to cook, gather up dishes, make gravy, set out a jug of water, and congratulate myself for making two pies yesterday for dessert.

Meanwhile the bread is about to rise over the pan, so I have to stop and make it into loaves before I embark on four trips out to the trusty old half ton with all the goodies, then head out to the field to find the combines, with hopes that the boys are all close together. When the chaffe and dust is all settled, I spread the food and dishes out on the truck’s end gates, then the men quickly help themselves and sit down on the wooden boxes around the card table that I nearly forgot to bring.

After they have finished and left and the dust has cleared, I will pack up the leftovers and take them home for my dinner, but only after three trips to unload it all. After too short a lunch I realize that the bread is ready for the oven, then will put the beets on to cook, drop some soup bones into the pressure cooker, find and wash the pickle jars, wash the dinner dishes, take the clothes off the line, then fold and put most of the clothes away because these synthetic fabrics don’t have to be

ironed anymore like they used to.

Here comes the school bus and now the children are ready for snacks and conversation, in between which I will have to start getting dinner ready. The kids suggest corn on the cob for supper, so away I go to the garden to get some, and then realize with horror what the time is, grab a fresh loaf of bread, a dish of butter, and some leftover cake and head out to field again. Some of the truck drivers are late, but frustrations are a part of daily life for everyone on a busy farm, so we take one day at a time and always do the best we can. In the meantime it’s back to the house and maybe even a few moments to sit down, read a few chapters of my favourite romance novel, and then start to plan supper? This has been a typical day, but then again some days aren’t so busy and others are worse, but the bread smells great, the pickles are good, and we are all looking forward to the district picnic on the weekend.”

There are days when ‘mom’ has to answer a dozen phone calls, go to Ponoka for repairs and supplies, then later chauffer ‘kids’ to lessons or sports. Many times you had to take the baby along out to the fields, then come home and tend to the rest of the flock who were suffering from those pesky everyday illnesses and gripes. Our way of life, with all our conveniences is much different from that of our parents and grandparents, but we can still be very busy. However, just as they did, when the grain is in the bin and the garden gathered in, we count our blessings with a feeling of satisfaction for a job well done. May your harvest, big or small, be bountiful, and may your celebrations be cherished and enjoyed as a family all year round.

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Opinion

Similarities between money and honey The races have begun, the races for all provincial politicians to make as much capital as possible of the unfolding political scandal over misuse of public funds by former Premier Alison Redford.

One of the races is run by Progressive Conservative Party (PC) politicians currently holding office and PC leadership members to distance themselves from former Premier Alison Redford as far away as possible and save face so that they can stand in the next election.

Another one is among the candidates who want to be leaders of the PC, with each candidate declaring how they will not allow such corruption.

Yet another one, a little bit more crowded, is run by all opposition politicians and party leaders to bash the PC as a party for its culture of entitlement.

Mrs. Redford resigned her position as the Calgary-Elbow MLA to start what she called “the next chapter of my life,” after her use of government money and resources for personal benefit was disclosed in a quite embarrassing fashion.

But we don’t know whether her resignation was voluntary or the result of immense pressure from the leadership of the PC Party as it was clear from the very early stages of the scandal being uncovered that the fallout would be devastating for the whole party and used by the opposition to the maximum possible extent.

In the end it doesn’t matter.

Because it is not only Alison Redford, but the whole PC gov-

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Editor ernment that should have taken responsibility for the wrongdoing.

In any parliamentary democracy, the legislature is meant to represent the whole electorate and the council of ministers, as the executive arm of the governing establishment, is held collectively responsible for the actions taken by each and every minister, including the head of the council of ministers, who, in our case, was Alison Redford.

It is interesting to observe why the opposition parties are not calling for the resignation of the whole government and they are appealing only for the dismissal/resignation of Minister of Finance Doug Horner. Maybe it is because they are not well prepared to run an election campaign just now.

It will be even more interesting to see what the RCMP investigation into the matter will come up with after the referral in a big hurry to police of the report unveiled by the Auditor General. Will the investigation result in criminal charges against any of the politicians? Will any politician stand trial for the misuse of taxpayers’ money?

A thorough investigation would ideally list all the names responsible for the wrongdoing and those who deserve would be penalized under the appropriate provisions of relevant laws and codes.

But could this happen? Most probably not.

Once the political capital has been made, maybe, only maybe, one or two junior staffers could be made scapegoats for the whole thing for not reporting some of the elements in the scandal, and again maybe, Alison Redford could be told to pay more money back to the coffers of Alberta Treasury.

But one can even bet on it that there will be

no fundamental review of any of the practices that allowed the “mistakes”, as Mrs. Redford calls them, or that any serious step will be taken to prevent further waste of taxpayers’ money in the province.

Why? Because first of all, Alberta is a very rich province and money is so easily available and expendable, therefore, any crime involving a little waste is easily forgettable.

And secondly, there is a famous saying in the Middle East: “Those who handle the honey lick their fingers.”

You see, there are a lot of similarities between money and honey.

No debate but a direct mandate on smart meters Dear Editor, Re: The mandated installation and use of smart meters.

That word mandated really brings my senses to attention.

Under the guise of better serving the great people of Ponoka, the town council in their infinite wisdom, has pulled a “Nancy Pelosi” (when she said about

Obamacare ‘Don’t worry about what’s in the bill, just vote for it and we will find out later what is in it’).

No meeting, no debate, just a mandate. Do it.

As our rights as taxpayers are slowly being eroded, the Ponoka town council has shown its contempt for the people they supposedly represent.

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If all was above board and beneficial to our town’s people, then Neptune would have been memorialized by countless testimonials of how Neptune (smart meters) have saved them untold money and improved their peace of mind that ruthless town councils have been put in check.

In the immortal words of Harry S Truman,” If you can’t convince them,

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Does that remind you of the lack of information or the deliberate misdirection of this mandated order?

Just say NO! I am tired of these self-important despots mandating.

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Both financial and health concerns dominate smart meter issue Dear Editor, Of Ponoka and their new friend First may I commend you and Neptune for damages to health and your newspaper for its unbiased and the installation of faulty meters probalanced coverage of the smart meter duced by a corporation which refuses debate. to be accountable to its customers or Frankly, I, however, do not be- the Better Business Bureau, not to lieve there should be any debate on mention the costs of re-installing the the subject as I am not in favour of analog meters which worked excelthis endeavour or the associated costs lent in the first place. both financially and (with regard) to I am quite happy to have my taxthe health of my fellow Ponokans, payer dollars go to meter readers so including town council and Town Of they can support their families in my Ponoka employees. community and contribute back to I have researched this subject our economy as opposed to lining the very closely and there is not only, in pockets of a corporation, which does my opinion, very real concerns with not care one iota about their customthe technology, but also with Nep- ers or this community. tune Technologies’ track record in If the Town Of Ponoka wishes to communities where they have been put families at risk in their commuinstalled. nity by laying off meter readers and Why would I trust a corporainstalling questionable technology tion in the first place, let alone one that will not return calls to the Bet- at your expense what does that say ter Business Bureau regarding the about how they feel about the taxnumerous complaints from the unfor- payers, their employees and us their tunate souls that allowed these meters employers?

These meters are apparently not into their homes and their subsequent nearly as reliable as Donna Brinkridiculously high water bills? sworth, Communications Officer I don’t even want Karl Nortob to with the Town Of Ponoka would have get a ridiculously high water bill after he blindly invites the Devil into you believe when she stated,” Instalhis home, let alone problems with his lation of water meters is mandatory to all residents”, and “the meters have health.

Not only are these meters prov- a lifespan of 15 to 20 years.”

How does Donna Brinksworth ing unreliable and breaking down far before their “15 to 20 year” life know what the lifespan of these meexpectancy, people are suddenly get- ters is as it is new technology? It is ting ridiculously high water bills due not mandatory to cause health probto “a leak” they never had before the lems to Ponoka residents, in fact, it is next bill after their “smart meter” is illegal to cause harm to people and to installed and their analog meter re- force them to accept it, that is a dicmoved. tatorship!

If these fine works of technology I for one do not accept my tax do break down as has been noted by dollars going to support a dictatorunfortunate customers elsewhere, ship or an untrustworthy corporation. they are replaced at customer exIn fact, perhaps wholesale changpense. I will keep my analog meter, es are due next municipal election. thanks, which I own as it is a part of I like small town living for the my home and it is bought and paid simplicity of lifestyle that it brings, is for! it necessary that I sell my home and My analog meter is working just move to the country so I can derive fine and I adamantly refuse your “free” clean water from my well and smart meter, in fact, I am quite con- not be dictated to by the people in my tent to stick with analog to save the employ? taxpayers (that includes me) over continued on page 14 the next three years the cost of $1.275 million dollars installing these PONOKA RISING unreliable health hazards.

SUN CLUBHOUSE If you must hurt your employees by laying off your meter readers, I will be glad to give you a monthly reading by phone or email should there be For per month a corresponding reduction in my Town of We will pick up your paper, clean tins, Ponoka utility bill. glass, No. 1-5 plastic and cardboard.

That 1.275 million We also pick up cardboard from local businesses. includes just smart meter installation costs, For more information on these programs please call just wait until the lawsuits start rolling in Weekdays addressed to the Town

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NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Water Meter Replacement Program The Town of Ponoka appreciates hearing from residents about its programs. This FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions - is in response to resident questions about the water meter replacement program. Please note that this is a replacement of old technology. These are NOT the same meters that are recently being reported in the news. These meters have no electrical connections, but run on a small lithium battery. Here are some other facts and benefits: • Health Canada notes that these meters do not pose a public health risk. The radio frequency is 900 MHz - not high enough to register on a licensed radio band frequency. They only transmit for a fraction of a second for less than 45 seconds a day. • The meters are similar in frequency to baby monitors, AM radio, remote car starters, garage door openers and radio controlled toys. • By installing these meters, Ponoka is participating in the province’s Water for Life Strategy aimed at increased water efficiency and less water waste through measured use and improved monitoring - they will help with water conservation. • The meters will detect leaks and other problems such as reverse flows quickly • There will be greater ability for accurate billing and billing equity. • Staff time will be freed up as meter reading becomes more efficient: currently meters are read in the yard, by accessing a remote wire that runs from the meter to the external wall of the home. • When new meters are installed, the installer will check or install a shut-off valve in every home, and check for leaks and other water issues. We sincerely hope this assists residents with questions. As the Town moves forward in its implementation of modern and efficient infrastructure, our goal is to have these meters in place in all homes in the future. For a complete copy of the FAQ – Frequently asked questions, please visit our website: www.ponoka.ca or stop by the Town Office.

EVENTS AND RECREATION Upcoming Community Events August 13 - enjoy the Gymnastics performance; Centennial Park 7 pm August 20 - chill to the music of Harvey and Friends; Centennial Park 7 pm September 6 – Downhill Derby 43 St. & 42 Ave; racing starts at 10 am

Nominate a Property for FREE Utilities The Pride in Your Property Contest is open to Town residents and businesses. Here’s your chance to nominate yourself, a business, or someone you know for having a well-kept property. Prizes are awarded to Residential and Business properties as follows: • Best Kept Residential - $500 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit • Best Kept Commercial/Industrial - $500 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit • Most Improved Residential - $750 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit • Most Improved Commercial/Industrial - $750 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit Entry forms are available at www.ponoka.ca, or pick up at the Town Office. Reward yourself or someone you know for their hard work and enter today! Deadline for entries is September 15th!

Aquaplex & Recreation Update: • Stay in shape this summer with our fun Water fitness classes. Monday – Friday 8:30 am - 9:30 am • Tuesday 7 – 8 pm Aqua Zumba • Thursday 7 – 8 pm Water Fitness-Freedom Fitness Trainer Heidi Cabay

Household Toxic Round Up & Community Paper Shred Saturday, September 13th, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Fire Hall.

Check your kitchen, bathroom, laundry, basement, garden shed and garage for all your products and chemicals that you may not need anymore. Paper Cuts will be at the Fire Hall from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. accepting personal documents that the residents would like properly destroyed. There is no charge for this service.

Community Information & Registration Night Wednesday, September 3, 2014 • 5 - 8 pm Kinsmen Community Centre Hosted by The Town of Ponoka Community Services Department. All local organizations are welcome to participate. Limited number of tables available & there is a minimal charge for each table. For more information and/or to reserve a spot, contact Melodie at 403-783-4431.

COUNCIL UPDATES & BYLAW INFO GARBAGE REMINDERS • There is a limit of 2 garbage receptacles per residence for pickup each week. • The weight of a garbage receptacle must not exceed 35 kgs (75 lbs). • Grass clippings, garden waste, leaves, branches, and sod can be dropped at the Ponoka Waste Transfer Station (Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am to 6pm) at no charge.

Next Council Meeting Tuesday, August 19 Visit our website: www.ponoka.ca for a copy of the agenda.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: The most valuable lesson man has learned from his dog is to kick a few blades of grass over it and move on. ~ Robert Brault

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Real estate sales growing in Ponoka and central Alberta Ponoka is also in an ideal spot being between Red Deer and Edmonton and along Highway 2

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Home sales are increasing in central Alberta at a pace strong enough to make local realtors feel the market is balancing out after years of slump.

From Jan. 1 to Aug. 6, 90 homes

were sold in Ponoka, compared to 64 in 2013 for the same time period.

The average sale price is up as well at $247,000 compared to $233,000 in 2013. Sandra Lyon, realtor at First Choice Realty says the real estate market has not seen an upswing since the market crashed in 2009.

“It’s starting to become a more balanced market.”

Realtor Jane Wierzba

Sheane and Bonnie Meikle, of Ponoka, along with Leonard and Diane Granson, of Bluffton, AB are pleased to announce the engagement of their children:

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She feels there are companies expanding in Ponoka that have helped drive sales but also sees movement from Filipino families buying homes in town.

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“Everything in the $200,000 to $300,000s. They really have become a big part of the community.”

Ponoka is also in an ideal spot being between Red Deer and Edmonton and along Highway 2.

While the town is not seeing sales in numbers such as Lacombe and Blackfalds, Lyon suggests Ponoka’s growth will continue with development in its industrial areas.

Realtor Jane Wierzba agreed.

“My business was good last year, too. I think we’re seeing improvement in the activity and volume,” said Wierzba.

“It’s starting to become a more balanced market,” she added.

Communities such as Blackfalds and Lacombe are seeing even greater home sales; Blackfalds has seen 198 houses sold this year in the same time period and Lacombe sold 159. The average sale price has increased for both Blackfalds and Lacombe with the average sale price at $330,000 for the former and $313,000 for the latter.

“Blackfalds has the highest starts of anybody, that’s including Red Deer,” explained Lyon.

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Who will the political critics pick on now?

Some of the critics are saying that it is time to shake up and shake down the so-called ‘old boys’ club’ Every source of our media is plum full of red hot controversy this week over the sudden resignation of our former Alberta Premier Alison Redford from the Provincial Legislature for allegations of misuse of government and tax-payers dollars for travel expenses and who knows what else? Whatever the case and

no matter who gets the blame, the Progressive Conservative Party has been tarnished for quite some time for this sort of trash, and are now battling for their political lives. Although a lot of accusations have been aimed at Ms. Redford, some of the critics are saying that it is time to shake up and shake down the so-called

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Of course, the coffee shop chat- Rod Fox (800-565-6432) whenter and media political banter will ever you wish. continue to flow hot and heavy, continued on page 11

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Hammertime continued from page 10 Invasion of the dragon-flies

It has been great this spring and summer that we have not been pestered by so many of the ravenous mosquito clan, which we hope were either frozen or drown in the cool spring, and won’t be back this season. What have really shown up in great numbers are dragon flies, which many people are leery of because of their quick and jerky flight and large multifaceted bulging eyes.

Believe it or not, these magnificent insects are equipped with a shiny set of large dual transparent wings that allows them to fly backwards, change directions, and hover. There are 5,900 different species of dragon flies, which rank among the fastest flying insects in the world, and they are the major predators of mosquitoes and other insects.

Thanks for our great walking trails

It is at this glorious time of the year that we can really appreciate and enjoy our many kilometres of paved walking trails, which wander in and around all areas of our community, and offer a unique and tranquil experience with nature, as well as countless opportunities to sit down, relax, and visit with other trailblazers of all ages.

Whether one is walking, jogging, or wheeling along the trails, some of the special highlights include the amazing ‘thinking tree’ and the new walking bridge across the Battle River in the north end, and then a casual stroll to the south beside the river and the golf course.

Other paths meander through Riverside as well as up past the High School into Lucas Heights and through the Lion’s Centennial Park, with lots of chances to take a ‘side trip’ for an icecream or a cold drink along the way.

Linda is a precious member of our family who sadly suffered a stroke a couple of years ago, but has done very well to make a comeback, and with her new scooter loves to spend a couple of hours out on the trails every day whenever possible. Please get out and take full advantage of our great Ponoka trail system, and thank you to the Town of Ponoka and staff for ongoing maintenance and for striving to add some exciting new outdoor amenities for the future.

Now let’s have a little fun

*The husband and wife had a little tiff, and in tears the wife called her mother and insisted, ‘he fought with me again, and I’m coming home to live with you.’ Quite shocked, her mom thought for a while and then replied, ‘No darling, he must pay for his mistake...I’m coming to live with you for a while.’ *They claim that everyone has a photographic memory, but for some reason some, like me, don’t always have enough film. I have also reached the stage where my train of thought often leaves the station without me.

Just keep right on enjoying this super summer now and hopefully well on into the fall, but in the meantime, have a great week, all of you…

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Response to Joe Anglin’s column Re: Joe Anglin column about proposed sale of AltaLink to Berkshire Hathaway Energy Wildrose MLA Joe Anglin recently wrote a column about the pending sale of AltaLink to Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE). Mr. Anglin’s piece is strong on opinion but light on facts.

We want to be very clear. The sale to BHE will not

increase the transmission charge on electricity bills for Albertans. In fact, that’s one of the critical tests of the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) process currently underway. It is the mandate of the AUC to ensure that no harm comes to ratepayers, whether by increased cost or impacts to reliability, as a result of this sale.

Under BHE ownership, there will be no loss of con-

trol over AltaLink’s transmission system.

We will continue to be regulated by the AUC and the Alberta Electric System Operator will continue to operate the grid and identify new transmission projects to support our province.

The AUC isn’t the only formal review of this transaction. On July 25, Industry Canada announced its approval of the Berkshire Hathaway Energy application to purchase AltaLink. Its test was to ensure an overall economic benefit to Canada resulting from the sale. Some of the conditions of Industry Canada’s approval included maintaining Alberta jobs at AltaLink and confirming BHE’s commitment to reinvest 100 per cent of AltaLink’s earnings back into the business, in Alberta or elsewhere in Canada. And BHE, like SNC-Lavalin does today, will pay Canadian income tax on its earnings in AltaLink.

Mr. Anglin also misunderstands the difference between being a publicly owned company and a publicly regulated company. Transmission, distribution and gas pipeline utilities have always been privately owned in Alberta, “always”. while being publicly regulated. Opponents to this deal suggest a single company can effectively build and maintain our provincial electricity network, but creating monopolies has never been in step with Alberta’s entrepreneurial spirit. Alberta needs to maintain multiple transmission

facility owners to encourage competition and drive down costs for consumers. It’s a formula that has served Albertans well for more than 100 years.

Mr. Anglin seems to be advocating for the conversion of Alberta’s utilities to Crown corporations so that ratepayers can share in the proceeds of the sale. However, if the value of AltaLink’s business had gone down, I’m confident he wouldn’t be asking ratepayers to pick up the difference.

That’s happening in Ontario where ratepayers have paid billions of dollars during the last 15 years to pay down the debt from its Crown utilities. That’s not what Albertans want and it’s not what our province was built on. While billions of dollars of investment have been required in AltaLink to keep pace with Alberta’s exceptional growth, none of this investment has added any debt to the Government of Alberta’s balance sheet.

We’re Albertans too. And as a utility charged with supporting Alberta’s growing economy, we will ensure the transmission system is reliable, affordable and under Albertan control. These are the facts.

Leigh Clarke Senior Vice President, External Engagement, AltaLink Editor’s note: One cannot help questioning if this letter is really strong on facts or it simply tries to reflect promises as facts.

PONOKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Office Hours for August Wednesday August 27, 2014 8:00 - 4:00pm Thursday August 28, 2014 8:00 - 4:00pm Friday August 29, 2014 8:00 - 4:00pm Check out our school website at www.wolfcreek.ab.ca/pe **Classlists will be available in the foyer of the Pink Building (Main Office) on Friday August 29, 2014 at 9:00am**

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Thousands head to Samson nation`s weekend pow wow

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Last weekend`s pow wow at Bear Park, hosted by the Samson Cree Nation, was a time for healing and welcoming.

Chairperson of the pow wow Holly Johnson-Rattlesnake said the weekend is considered a sacred ceremony and because of that, she says there is a zero-tolerance on alcohol and drug use at the pow wow. “It’s a healing ceremony.”

The weekend was full of chanting and pounding of drums from the 14 drum groups that attended and dancers of all ages were proud to be part of the event.

In an effort to involve everyone in the community, individuals who were known to have gang affiliations were allowed to take part and help out. Johnson-Rattlesnake said the theme of the pow wow was “Warriors.”

Organizers took a pragmatic approach and let them

be involved. “We’ve given our warriors the benefit of the doubt.”

There were 400 adult entries and 200 tiny tots entries over the course of the weekend and people travelled from as far as Arizona, Washington State, Michigan and Wales to watch the dancers and drum circles.

Johnson-Rattlesnake says they had dancers from New Mexico as well and the park was full to the brim with attendees and dancers.

“We had people lined up a kilometre long waiting to get into the grand entry,” she stated.

The weekend also hosted a rodeo, a golf tournament, a hand games competition and five and 10 kilometre runs. Johnson-Rattlesnake is grateful for everyone’s support including those from the sponsors.

“A heartfelt thanks to everyone that came out to the celebration,” she concluded.

Dancers showed off their colourful regalia throughout the three days of pow wow action to the beat of the drums and singing by groups that travelled from far and wide to be part of the annual event.

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Concerns dominate smart meter issue continued from page 7 By the way, I don’t believe the Town Of Ponoka will let Barry Huddleston or myself to drill water

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wells in our backyards, if that is my only option, however, I guess I would have to fight for that option or move to the country. Barry, you and your family are welcome on my land any time even if you just want to fill your water tank.

Hasn’t this town already regressed enough the last few years without forcing the people that actually want

to live in Ponoka to move to the country because of the Town Of Ponoka’s love affair with Neptune Technologies while the rest of us get skewered by their trident?

I have known Barry Huddleston and his family for 31 years, he is not “paranoid”, “irrational”, “irresponsible”, “inaccurate”, or “loony”!

By the way, Barry does not have

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a cell phone, wi-fi or a micro-wave, in fact, he gets sick just from having neighbours with wi-fi!

Your use, Karl Nortob, of the term “loony” especially in the town with which you apparently live is not only politically incorrect but vexacious and disrespectful as was your letter to the Editor in its entirety regarding my friend and neighbour Barry Huddleston.

I have never heard your name before, Karl Nortob, do you actually live in Ponoka? Have you Karl Nortob actually investigated smart meters or do you just blindly march to Neptune’s orders?

I believe in the near future you may just have to apologize to Barry Huddleston for your knee-jerk unresearched and disrespectful diatribe sent his way regarding the meters.

Barry may be a little eccentric and dance to the beat of a good Chuck Berry tune but he is far from lacking the “abilities” you claim he may be lacking, in fact, he is a very well read, bright and astute individual that has invested a lot of time, effort and research to try and protect you and his neighbours from this corporation and its meters.

In fact Barry was born and raised in Ponoka and would probably give you the shirt off his back should you need it although he may want an apology first.

Where did you grow up Karl Nortob? And do you actually live in Ponoka?

Let’s have coffee you, Barry and I, and discuss the matter in a civil fashion.

We care about you and your family too!

Sincerely but with great concern, Scott Harley RPN (In case you don’t know, Karl Nortob, that RPN means Registered Psychiatric Nurse and we have a psychiatric hospital in this town)

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- 1992 sq ft Modular home w/ 3bdrms & 2 baths - 10 acres 1 mile from Mecca Glen School - Detached double garage, triple garage, & outbuilding used as woodwork shop

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Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014

Facebook – pros and cons real estate central alberta

a social media vehicle that has taken off like wildfire.

There are very few media outlets, if any, that don’t use it.

I know there is lots of good information on Facebook. I am a firm believer that it is a quick and easy way to capsulate important news and, with the click of a mouse, send it out to a huge readership.

But there are days when it serves me in a different way. Those are the days when I am prone to procrastination, dullness and, dare I say it, boredom.

Those are the days when my higher self hasn’t kicked in yet, and I’m looking for a little useless information, and, even will stoop so low as to find some gossip. And, of course, there is always the off chance one of my own kids has posted something.

Hence, click. There it is. Facebook.

The latest thing on Facebook seems to be a kind of chain where someone nominates someone else to post three things they are grateful for.

I like that idea a lot, and it is something I would participate in, for sure.

I truly believe gratefulness and happiness are contagious and need to be spread around as much as possible. My grateful thing!

Two weeks of holidays. Really, I’m wildly, almost deliriously excited and I can’t think past that.

See you when I get back!

TREENA MIELKE

My sister and her husband came to visit on the weekend.

It was great. We sat around the kitchen table digesting family gossip along with our coffee, feeling all comfortable and good and happy with one another for no other reason than because that’s what we are. Family!

I was just happy to have them there, in my kitchen with the huge bouquet of lilies on my table, and a hastily made, but soon to be delicious, Saskatoon pie in my oven.

Summer is so good, I muse to myself.

It’s so easy to be happy when the sun is shining and the flowers are spilling out gorgeous blooms in reckless abandon and people you love are close by.

The talk invariably turned to our kids. Huge topic.

I love talking about my kids and my grandkids and it seemed a very appropriate topic as I bustled around my kitchen like a little tightly wound up little Miss Suzy Homemaker.

Weirdly enough, so does my sister. And her husband.

Apparently their son got a birdie on hole no. 6 at the golf course, their daughter is on holidays and their daughter-in-law made her own dress for her son’s wedding.

“I know,” I said.

“You know?” they said in unison, looking at me questioningly. “How do you know?”

5118 - 50th Street, Ponoka 1-800-392-8658 “Facebook,” I said smugly.

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MOTIVATED SELLING QUICKLY Facebook doesn’t fit Great location on main Only four acreages left in a into their lifestyle, nor do street of Ponoka. Total quiet country setting close cell phones, texting and space 2750 sq. ft to town. Fully treed, walkother abbreviated methods building and lot only. out lots. Exclusive listing. of communication.

My sister and her Call Brian Hatala Call Wayne 403-704-0864 husband are not the only 403-704-7018 people who feel that way.

GREAT FAMILY Moms and dads evSOUTH OF PONOKA HOME Two - 10 acre parcels. These acreages are erywhere are grumbling on irregular size lot. Central air, 3 approx. 50% treed and offer a great building that Facebook knows more bdrm., 2 full baths. Large 24’ x 24’ location with walkouts. Ideal country settings. about their kids than they heated garage.

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Call Wayne 403-704-0864 403-704-7018 They are, understand$269,000 ably, annoyed.

Of course, the way to RIVERSIDE This waterfront 3 bdrm cabin get around that is to be.64 acre, great development property. Chance to develop up to 5 lots. is a beautiful setting. come a Facebook junkie, Property priced $20,000 under assessed value. Offered for sale at $60,000.

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403-704-7018 Call Brian 403-704-7018 As for me, I’m a fence sitter, of sorts, which is safe, though there is always the danger of slivers.

Facebook can be a timewaster, a springboard for gossip and a vessel full WAYNE BRIAN ANNETTE SHAWNA LOW of a lot of useless informaMcGARVEY HATALA DODDS Broker tion.

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PONOKA NEWS 17

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014

Ponoka Quilting Retreat host Kathleen Mennell treasures the quilt made for her by the quilters last year to inspire her in her fight against breast cancer.

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Quilt provides the fabric of friendship

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

Brightly colored cloth and tight stitching has bound together women from across western Canada in friendship; and the annual Ponoka Quilting Retreat has brought them together once again.

The retreat began Aug. 11 and welcomed 65 quilters from British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. “I think the farthest one away is from Victoria, B.C.,” said host Kathleen Mennell. It will continue for four days and end on Thursday, Aug. 14.

Three vendors also set up shop during the event and each quilter receives a goody bag to sweeten their experience. A two-

night show and tell is also an anticipated aspect. Mennell says, between the 65 entrants, an average of 150-180 objects are shown each year.

There are approximately 12 newcomers this year, as some regulars could not make it due to other engagements. Mennell welcomes the new faces from the waiting list. “There’s always a waiting list,” she explains.

The quilters bring their own sewing machines and projects to fill the days. “So we see a real variety of quilting items, from placemats to tablecloths to quilts,” said Mennell.

“They’re like family to me . . . I look forward to seeing them every year.

They’re just a beautiful bunch of ladies.”

Kathleen Mennell, Quilting retreat host

Along with Mennell, the continuity of the retreat is supported by half a dozen volunteers. “I’m really grateful for the volunteers . . . without them it’s pretty hard to do it.”

The friendship among the women of

the retreat is so strong that last year they banded together and created the blocks needed to make a quilt and bestowed them to Mennell — to trim and put together — as a token of strength in her fight against breast cancer. “I call it my Journey quilt.”

This quilt is being featured in high regard at this year’s retreat. “There’s a piece of everybody that was here last year. When you’ve got beautiful friends like that, that’s what gets you through the tough times,” said Mennell.

“They’re like family to me . . . I look forward to seeing them every year. They’re just a beautiful bunch of ladies,” she added.

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Belly dancers to raise money for Parentlink Centre

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

Andrea Ramage is a busy woman, not only because of her attachment to Ponoka’s Parentlink Centre, but because she is organizing, doing the choreography, selecting music and training belly dancers from Ponoka for the “Read My Hips” event scheduled for Saturday Sept. 27 at the Kinsmen Hall in Ponoka.

The so-called “belly dancing hafla” will feature troupes from Sylvan Lake, Wetaskiwin and Edmonton, with each participating group comprising up to 10 dancers.

But gentlemen need not hold their breath, it is a “ladies only” event.

The main purpose of the gathering (which hafla, an Arabic word, can be literally translated into English as) is to raise funds for the completion of renovations at Parentlink Centre’s new location at the Wedins building in downtown Ponoka, which, with 2500 square feet area, is almost twice the size of their previous facility.

Funding for renovation has been provided by the Parentlink regional centre in Lacombe, somewhere to the tune of $35,000, but that money was enough only to complete some construction, painting and finishing work.

Money is still needed, mainly for kitchen, sinks and some sanitation infrastructure,

“Now that we’ve got experience, and people know about us now, I think we can do better.”

Andrea Ramage, Read My Hips organizer

but funding requests communicated to various sources, including the County of Ponoka, have been turned down.

“We are shooting for $15,000,” said Ramage in an interview, referring to the amount that they are hoping to raise.

“Last year we generated just about

$9,000 and we gave it to the Lois Hole Hospital for Women, that was our cause last year,” she said.

“Now that we’ve got experience, and people know about us now, I think we can do better.”

Ponoka troupe comprises women of ages between 30 to over 60 and their this year’s performance will include a dance to a Turkish tune, one Irish (Gaelic) song and a surprise mother/daughter number.

Tickets are on sale at Walrus & Carpenter in Ponoka. For more information, phone Ramage at 403-704-9818 or e mail drearamage@gmail.com .

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PONOKA NEWS 17

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014

Ponoka Quilting Retreat host Kathleen Mennell treasures the quilt made for her by the quilters last year to inspire her in her fight against breast cancer.

Photo by Amelia Naismith

Andrea Ramage, centre, leads members of the belly dance troupe Read My Hips during a practice routine last week in preparation for the Hafla fundraiser planned for Sept.

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Quilt provides the fabric of friendship

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

Brightly colored cloth and tight stitching has bound together women from across western Canada in friendship; and the annual Ponoka Quilting Retreat has brought them together once again.

The retreat began Aug. 11 and welcomed 65 quilters from British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. “I think the farthest one away is from Victoria, B.C.,” said host Kathleen Mennell. It will continue for four days and end on Thursday, Aug. 14.

Three vendors also set up shop during the event and each quilter receives a goody bag to sweeten their experience. A two-

night show and tell is also an anticipated aspect. Mennell says, between the 65 entrants, an average of 150-180 objects are shown each year.

There are approximately 12 newcomers this year, as some regulars could not make it due to other engagements. Mennell welcomes the new faces from the waiting list. “There’s always a waiting list,” she explains.

The quilters bring their own sewing machines and projects to fill the days. “So we see a real variety of quilting items, from placemats to tablecloths to quilts,” said Mennell.

“They’re like family to me . . . I look forward to seeing them every year.

They’re just a beautiful bunch of ladies.”

Kathleen Mennell, Quilting retreat host

Along with Mennell, the continuity of the retreat is supported by half a dozen volunteers. “I’m really grateful for the volunteers . . . without them it’s pretty hard to do it.”

The friendship among the women of

the retreat is so strong that last year they banded together and created the blocks needed to make a quilt and bestowed them to Mennell — to trim and put together — as a token of strength in her fight against breast cancer. “I call it my Journey quilt.”

This quilt is being featured in high regard at this year’s retreat. “There’s a piece of everybody that was here last year. When you’ve got beautiful friends like that, that’s what gets you through the tough times,” said Mennell.

“They’re like family to me . . . I look forward to seeing them every year. They’re just a beautiful bunch of ladies,” she added.

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Belly dancers to raise money for Parentlink Centre

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

Andrea Ramage is a busy woman, not only because of her attachment to Ponoka’s Parentlink Centre, but because she is organizing, doing the choreography, selecting music and training belly dancers from Ponoka for the “Read My Hips” event scheduled for Saturday Sept. 27 at the Kinsmen Hall in Ponoka.

The so-called “belly dancing hafla” will feature troupes from Sylvan Lake, Wetaskiwin and Edmonton, with each participating group comprising up to 10 dancers.

But gentlemen need not hold their breath, it is a “ladies only” event.

The main purpose of the gathering (which hafla, an Arabic word, can be literally translated into English as) is to raise funds for the completion of renovations at Parentlink Centre’s new location at the Wedins building in downtown Ponoka, which, with 2500 square feet area, is almost twice the size of their previous facility.

Funding for renovation has been provided by the Parentlink regional centre in Lacombe, somewhere to the tune of $35,000, but that money was enough only to complete some construction, painting and finishing work.

Money is still needed, mainly for kitchen, sinks and some sanitation infrastructure,

“Now that we’ve got experience, and people know about us now, I think we can do better.”

Andrea Ramage, Read My Hips organizer

but funding requests communicated to various sources, including the County of Ponoka, have been turned down.

“We are shooting for $15,000,” said Ramage in an interview, referring to the amount that they are hoping to raise.

“Last year we generated just about

$9,000 and we gave it to the Lois Hole Hospital for Women, that was our cause last year,” she said.

“Now that we’ve got experience, and people know about us now, I think we can do better.”

Ponoka troupe comprises women of ages between 30 to over 60 and their this year’s performance will include a dance to a Turkish tune, one Irish (Gaelic) song and a surprise mother/daughter number.

Tickets are on sale at Walrus & Carpenter in Ponoka. For more information, phone Ramage at 403-704-9818 or e mail drearamage@gmail.com .

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Keep it in focus Following a Canadian long weekend, the grain markets tried to bounce a bit on some weather concerns after a tumultuous July. For the month, canola dropped 2.4 per cent, Chicago wheat was down 6.7 per cent, Minneapolis wheat was down 7.6 per cent, Kansas wheat dropped 8.4 per cent, corn dropped 14.6 per cent (the biggest one-month drops since 2011), soybeans fell 18 per cent, and oats were the only part of the complex that went higher, up 5.2 per cent. Although crop ratings remain above the average, August is a crucial month for soybeans for crop development. Further, there various reports of corn tip back occurring in a few major U.S.

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corn growing regions, which could adversely affect the average yield and total production numbers (Tip back is where the corn ear does not fill all the way to the end). Thus, while axles are getting greased up for Harvest 2014, the next two-to-four weeks will be a crucial period to watch for.

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period in 2013. Ironically, while Russia was the second largest buyer of American chicken last year, they are now playing political chicken with the Americans.

Accordingly, the ban on agricultural trade could send food prices inside of Russia higher, given the fact that they import about one-third of their food consumption needs and are the fightlargest food importer in the world! So who benefits? The immediate recipients will likely be Latin and South America (especially the Brazilian meat sector), as well as other former Soviet Union states like Kazakhstan and Belarus. Moving forward, both new and old trade partners watch Russia earnestly as the situation continues to unfold.

Coming back to North America, the forecast for U.S. yields continue to tick up with average estimates for soybean and corn around 45.5 bu/ac and 170 bu/ ac, the latter of which is well above the USDA’s forecast of 165.3 bu/ac and the previous record of 164.7 bu/ac set in 2009. Wheat prices are starting to see a bit of a rally thanks to some drier conditions in the northern U.S. states, quality concerns in Europe (average estimate from analysts are that wheat protein levels in Germany will fall by 0.5-1 percentage points), and the situation in

Ukraine (specifically Russia has doubled its military force on the eastern Ukrainian border). Ultimately, crop development here in Western Canada is fairly variable but generally positive, with yields for spring wheat, canola, and durum reported to be all above their five-year averages. As your crop starts to come off, it’s important to keep focused on the realities. There’s still a lot of grain coming off in a lot of places so when there are some bounces in the market (i.e. durum looks “toppy� right now), make sales when you can, not when have to.

To growth, Brennan Turner President, FarmLead.com Brennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. After completing his degree in economics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead.com, a risk-free, transparent online and now mobile grain marketplace (app available for iOS and Android). His weekly column is a summary of his free, daily market note, the FarmLead Breakfast Brief. He can be reached via email (b.turner@farmlead.com) or phone (1855-332-7653).

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Ponoka library hosts artist’s intricate etchings

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Ponoka Jubilee Library has just launched an exhibition of beautiful etchings by Medicine Hat artist Garry Newton.

Newton died in 2008, but his work is experiencing a life of its own as part of a program undertaken by the Alberta Foundation of the Arts called the Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX) that supports touring art exhibitions.

Library programmer Jaclyn Berry says patrons have already started commenting on the beauty of work in the library. “The whole idea is to bring art into a place that would not normally have it.”

This collection of Newton’s work was inspired from the 1975 novel, Autumn of the Patriarch, written by Gabriel García Máquez.

“They’re not illustrations per

se from the book but they attempt to capture the mood and the atmosphere and some of the events that occurred in the novel,” Newton was quoted as saying with reference to his work.

Three Alberta galleries and an arts organization co-ordinate the program: the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, the Art Gallery of Alberta, the Alberta Society of Artists and the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre.

Newton was born in England in 1939. His family moved in 1948 to Medicine Hat, where he spent the rest of his life.

The intricate etchings will be displayed until Aug. 23 and can be viewed close to the entrance of the library and along the children’s books in the back.

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The Middle East: New Strategic Realities

BY GWYNNE DYER

After half a century of stasis, there are big new strategic realities in the Middle East, but people are having trouble getting their heads around them. Take the United States, for example. Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State in President Obama’s first administration, is still lamenting her former boss’s failure to send more military help to the “moderate” rebels in Syria.

“The failure to do that left a big vacuum, which the jihadists have now filled,” Clinton told Atlantic magazine recently. She’s actually claiming that early and lavish military aid to the right people would have overthrown Syria’s dictator, Bashar al-Assad, while freezing the al-Qaeda/ISIS jihadis out. If only.

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the major European powers to switch sides and openly back Assad). The army of the Iraqi Kurds might hold its own against the Islamic State if it had better weapons, so it will get them (although Baghdad will not welcome a more powerful Kurdish army).

Containing the Islamic State to the north will be a simpler task, because Iran and Turkey are very big, well organised states whose populations are relatively invulnerable to the ISIS brand of Sunni fundamentalism. But to the south of the Islamic State is Saudi Arabia, and that is a country that faces some tough decisions.

The Wahhabi strand of Sunni Islam which is Saudi Arabia’s official religion is very close to the beliefs of the jihadis who now rule the Islamic State to their north.

Much of their financial support and even their weapons have come from Saudi Arabia. But the rulers of that kingdom would be extremely unwise to assume that the jihadis regard Saudi Arabia’s current political arrangements as legitimate, or that gratitude would restrain them.

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Washington would very much like Israel to stop alienating the people it needs as allies.

Further afield, General Sisi’s new regime in Egypt can count on strong American support, and may even be encouraged by Washington to intervene militarily in Libya and shut down the Islamist militias there. Tunisia will be the only remaining flower of the “Arab Spring”, although there has also been a certain amount of progress in Morocco. But in the heartland of the Arab world, war will flourish and democracy will not.

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cials there who would gladly explain to her that almost all the desirable weaponry sent to the “moderates” in Syria ends up in the hands of the jihadis, who either buy it or just take it, but she wouldn’t listen. It falls outside the “consensus”.

Yet that really is how ISIS acquires most of its heavy weapons. The most striking case of that was in early June, when the Iraqi army, having spent $41.6 billion in the past three years on training its troops and equipping them with American heavy weapons, ran away from Mosul and northern Iraq and handed a good quarter of them over to ISIS. In fact, that’s the weaponry that is now enabling ISIS to conquer further territory in eastern Syria and in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Which, in turn, is why Barack Obama has now authorised air strikes in Iraq to stop ISIS troops from overrunning Irbil, the Kurdish capital.

By now, he has also presumably abandoned his proposal of last June to spend $500 million to train and equip “appropriately vetted” Syrian opposition fighters.

(They were then supposedly going to over-

throw Assad with one hand while crushing the jihadis with the other.)

But Obama has not yet dropped the other shoe. A LOT of people have not dropped their other shoes yet. They all know that the whole strategic environment has changed.

They realise that may require new policies and even new allies. Changing horses in midstream is always a tricky business, so the realignments are only slowly getting underway, but you can see where they are going to go.

The proclamation of the “Islamic State” in eastern Syria and northernwestern Iraq has huge implications for every country in the Middle East, but for most of the great powers – Russia, the United States, China, India, Britain, France and Germany – it is almost the ONLY thing they still care about in the region. They all have Muslim minorities of their own, and they all want the Islamic State stopped, or at the very least isolated, contained and quarantined.

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Ponoka Storm men’s league champions Storm now have set their sights on the Cup

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

Ponoka Storm F.C. won the Battle River Men’s Soccer League championship with an impressive 4-0 win on the road over Leduc F.C. in their final regular season game on Monday, Aug. 4, becoming the first team to break the championship streak of Manluk in recent history.

Ponoka dominated for long periods of the game creating numerous scoring opportunities throughout.

Nathan Huzar broke the deadlock with the first of his two goals after 25 minutes with a well-placed shot from just inside the 18- yard box. A goal apiece for Bryce Sharpe and Eric Ehscheid in the second half ensured the win Ponoka required to become League champions.

Ponoka F.C finished at the top of the table with a notable record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie earning 37 points. This record complements the impressive goal differential of +30 with 49 goals scored, and four “clean sheets” (no goals for opposition) for keeper Wouter Opsteen.

“I’ve been involved with this team since its inception five years ago and I cannot even tell you how full my heart was Monday night and how thrilled I was for our team,”

said Michelle Blanchett commenting on Storm’s last regular league game against Leduc.

This marks the first time in recent history that a team other than Wetaskiwin-based Manluk F.C. has won the league championship.

Ponoka Storm finished the season with 37 points, one point ahead of Manluk’s 36.

The season is not over for Storm F.C. though, as the Battle River Men’s Soccer League Cup competition has now begun.

Ponoka had a bye through round one of playoffs by virtue of their first place finish.

In the first round of the elimination games played August 10, Millet took on Leduc and Camrose faced Diablos.

Camrose defeated Diablos, so Ponoka will play the semifinal match against Camrose on Sunday, August 17 at the high school field.

Leduc, having defeated The Battle River league champions: Back row: (l-r) Coach Rich Evans, Millet, will play against Man- Jorden Vogel, Christoph Dittmar, Elzard Visscher, Eric Ehscheid, Wouter Opsteen, Josh Simons, Bryce Sharpe, Derek Wall, Kian Blanchette, Gabriel Lampron, Glyn Thomas, middle row: Gurjit luk in the other semi-final on Sandhu, Glynn Hurst, Carmen Lyon, Mark Lewis, Nathan Huzar, front row: Brad Normandeau, the same day.

Cody Moench, Tyson Klein; missing in the photo are Meint Rispens, Mike Stafford, Mark HemingThe Cup Final match will son, David Tuszynski, Maarten Opsteen Submitted photo be played on Sunday, August 24 in Wetaskiwin.

Arrangements for the presentation of the Ponoka Storm have yet to be finalized and may take place on Sunday in Ponoka after Battle River League championship trophy to there is a possibility that the presentation the cup semi-final.

Hundreds of teams compete in Black Elk Cutting classic

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Some of Alberta’s best ranchers competed at the Calnash Ag Event Centre last weekend during the Black Elk Cutting Classic event.

Director Sandy Reid said they had more than 140 entries each day for the first fall show hosted in Ponoka. The trick with cattle cutting is for a rider to pick a cow out of a small heard and then keep it from returning for a period of time.

A competitor has two and a half minutes to separate as many cows as possible. The only way a rider can return to the herd is if the cow turns away, stops or has all four hooves on the ground, explained Reid.

Athletic and agile horses are important to every person competing. “If you ever ride a good cutting horse, it’s amazing. They are so smart.”

The best horses for the job are the ones that have a tendency to want to look after cows. Reid says the majority of horses used in the sport are quarter horses.

There are three classes of competitors plus a junior category that compete in cutting events:

Trainer class Non-professional amateur class 2,000 limit The trainer class involves the professional cutter. The riders can use different horses in cutting challenges.

“That’s how they make their living,” says Reid.

For the non-professional level, Reid says the riders must use their own horses when entering a competition and the 2,000 limit group of competitors are not allowed to surpass $2,000 in winnings.

For the youth category, Reid says many of the younger riders will use the older horses that may not be able to carry an adult but have no issues carrying a young person. She says the older horses can sometimes surprise judges with their experience.

Getting involved can be as simple as trying out at a cutting clinic.

“It’s very seldom people don’t like it,” says Reid.

The club has seen balanced growth, she explained. While there are some members moving to the United States, there are others joining the group in Alberta.

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John Thomas on Canasta Cat shepherding cattle last weekend during the Black Elk Cutting Classic fall show at the ag event centre.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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WMHA is pleased to announce that we are participating in the NAMHL Midget AA League, the ERBHL Bantam AA League and the PWNHL Peewee AA League for the 2014-15 Season.

We are accepting non-resident players for our AA teams only.

Please bring a signed Player Movement Form.

For more info or to register please go to www.wetaskiwinminorhockey.com

Okanagan Goalie Conditioning Camp August 25-29 Dryland: 4-5:15 pm • Dress for Ice: 5:15-5:45pm • On Ice: 5:45-7:15pm

WMHA Coach Clinics: Hockey Alberta Checking Clinic - Sept 20 at 9am • Coach Stream - Oct 4 at 8:30am

Please register at www.hockeyalberta.ca WMHA is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Bracko Clinic will be Sept 6.

For more info or to register please contact Stephen Hawkes at develop.wmha@gmail.com WMHA is still accepting Coach and Asst. Coach applications. Apps cans be found at www.wetaskiwinminorhockey.com under the coach tab. Please email them to develop.wmha@gmail.com or mail to: P.O. Box 6481 Wetaskiwin, ABT9A 2G2

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Youth golfers take to links at Wolf Creek golf tournament

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Young Albertan golfers had their skills tested Aug. 7 and 8 at the Wolf Creek Golf Resort during a stop on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf tour (MJT).

Heavy rains and wind Aug. 8 forced golfers to play 9 of the 18 holes, which caused trouble for some players. Trent Matson, Alberta tournament director says the tour is nationwide with 60 Canadian stops and two in the United States this year.

The Wolf Creek Golf Resort is ranked as one of the top 30 golf clubs in Canada and Matson says the chance to bring the tour to Ponoka is a big opportunity for the young players.

“It’s an incredible venue. It’s highly ranked in Canada,” says Matson.

He says more clubs are inviting the MJT to their courses in an effort to support younger players. Giving these golfers a chance to compete on nationally ranked courses provides valuable experience.

“We want to develop champions in golf and in life,” he added.

In the last 16 years, the MJT has helped 500 young Canadian golfers receive scholarships in United States’ schools. Matson says they have strong relationships with college and university coaches and work closely with them to find players they are looking for.

The day before the MJT tournament started, the group held a golf clinic for 65 young golfers Aug. 6 hosted by Legacy Ford. Matson feels these clinics help drive interest in the game that some may find daunting when getting started.

Ponoka was well represented with four local golfers: Candler McLaren, Daria and Shaye Leidenius and Kolby Vold all took part in the experience.

McLaren, 19, says his seventh place spot was not his best performance but this is only his second year competing in the sport. He hopes to hone his skills and join the team at Red Deer College in the fall.

Daria finished third in the girls category with Shaye following close behind in fourth spot. Vold finished 12th.

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Results: Girls: First: Emily Creaser, Edmonton Second: Rayna Oosterhuis, Edmonton Third: Daria Leidenius Bantam boys: First: Korbin Allan, Lyalta Second: Zachary Farkas Third: Ronnie Postnikoff, Medicine Hat Juvenile boys: Justin Berget, Spruce Grove Landon Stellingwerff, Calgary Alexander Smith, Calgary Junior Boys: Grant Numrich, Red Deer Jaxon Lynn, Sylvan Lake Keaton Allred, Edmonton

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Tees rodeo keeps spectators entertained with little competitive action

BY MUSTAFA ERIC What has been dubbed Canada’s “biggest little rodeo” can probably stake a claim for the title of “most entertaining family rodeo” with so much fun being had by so many visitors and residents of Tees over the weekend of Aug. 1-3.

In addition to traditional rough-stock and timed events and kids’ competitions like sheep riding and goat tying, the 39th edition of annual Tees rodeo had a few more added numbers that made a lot of difference in how much entertainment visitors have enjoyed over the weekend.

As well as steer riding by two different age groups and kids’ barrel racing competitions, there was a ¼ mile horse race and most importantly a men’s costume barrel race, which drew most of the laughter on both Saturday and Sunday evenings.

From a circus clown in a bathrobe to a Superman with a cowboy hat, there was a wide range of interesting costumes that made spectators laugh throughout the races.

On the more serious side of the rough stock competition, though, there was not very many successful performances: Throughout the event, there was not a single qualifying ride in the bull riding competition and in bareback and saddlebronc events, the winners were decided with tiny margins.

The winners at the end of the three days of competition are as follows: Ladies barrel racing - Traci Beckman, Tie down roping — Quinton Kozak Bareback — Clay Delay Saddlebronc — Dave Elder Team roping — Kelly Strandquist and Carson Rock U12 barrel racing – Keely Groner U15 barrel racing — Blayde Melaney

Stampeders’ manager seeks to change the team’s culture

U12 Breakaway — Beau Cooper U15 Breakaway — Lucas Brown U12 Steers — J.W. Hart U-15 Steers — Kolton Petracek Wild pony race — Sage Berrert team Wild cow milking — Clayton Beach team Ladies’ cow riding — Lacey Barass Calf scramble — Owen Berreth team Ladies’ calf tying — Carrie Playfair team Pony express — Cassidy Meston team

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

New Stampeders Junior B hockey manager Denny Pannenbecker knows he has a lot of work ahead of him but feels the team is on the verge of a breakthrough.

Pannenbecker accepted the position in March and says he has been working hard to change how people see the team. Their image already seems to be improving; spring camp in April had 54 players attend, more than normal.

“It’s very positive and a lot of excitement around,” said Pannenbecker.

His main goal is to improve the quality of play fans expect to see during games and growth in camp attendance will help him get there. Bigger teams such as the Red Deer Vipers and Blackfalds Bulldogs generally draw more players to their teams, which makes it challenging for the Stampeders to recruit players.

Despite heavy losses in games over the last two seasons, Pannenbecker says there is a strong fan base in Ponoka and development from coach Mark Dobler is seeing better hockey from the team.

Ceira Lozo of Rimbey tries her luck in the steer-riding event in the group of 13 to 15-year-old riders at the Tees rodeo on Sunday, Aug. 3. Most of the cowboys and cowgirls failed to complete qualifying rides during the event.

Photo by Mustafa Eric

“Mark’s a good guy. He definitely knows hockey.”

Managing comes naturally to Pannenbecker, who coached his son in hockey and baseball over the years.

Being organized helps and he looks forward to ensuring players get what they need for games. Players’ strength was formidable at the April camp and Pannenbecker feels if they get those same athletes in their fall camp, then the team will have a good chance this season.

“We should be close to challenging for a playoff spot, I think,” said Pannenbecker.

Becoming more involved in Ponoka Minor Hockey is another area the manager wants to see growth. He feels if the team gets out into the community more, they will be able to draw more local players to the team.

The Stampeders home opener is Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. against the Blackfalds Bulldogs. Before the league starts, though, there will be three home exhibition games, on Sunday, Sept. 7 vs. Three Hills, on Saturday, Sept 13 vs.

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Allen Spooner Allen Ralph Spooner was born on February 5, 1965 in Oliver, British Columbia and passed away on July 19, 2014 in Edmonton, Alberta at the age of 49 years. He is deeply loved and sadly missed by the love of his life, Jan and her children Tynille and Pierce; his daughters Shelby and Carmen; his parents Ralph and Jeanette; his sisters Marie and Gail (Russ); his nephews Mike, Chris and Gary; as well as numerous relatives and friends. A Service of Remembrance will be held on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. at the Ponoka Funeral Home.

To express condolences to Allen’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements Entrusted To PONOKA FUNERAL HOME ~ A Wombold Family Funeral Home ~

FREIMAN (nee Raugust) Erna On August 4, 2014, Erna Freiman (nee Raugust) of Wetaskiwin passed away at the age of 74 years.

Erna is survived by her loving family; children, Yuanita (Rich) and Kelly (Sarah); stepchildren, Dave (Karen) and Gail (Carmond); siblings, Alfred (Lillian) Raugust, Adolf (Myra) Raugust and Maria Hetze.

Erna was predeceased by her husband, Alvin Freiman; parents, Johannes and Dorothea Raugust; brother, Hubert (Ilse) Raugust, and brother-in-law, Manfred Hetze.

Interment Service: Brightview (Emmaus) Cemetery, County of Wetaskiwin on Friday, August 8, 2014 at 10:30 a.m.

Memorial Service: Zion Lutheran Church, 5417-40 Avenue, Wetaskiwin on Friday, August 8, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.

In Erna’s memory, donations are gratefully accepted to the Zion Lutheran Church or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to BAKER FUNERAL CHAPEL,

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In Memoriam In memory of

ELMER JACK STANG August 15, 2004 Things I feel most deeply, Are the hardest things to say.

My dearest dad, I loved you In a very special way.

If I could have one lifetime wish One dream that would come true I’d pray to God with all my heart For yesterday and you.

Beyond the sunset, Your little girl Margo

In Memoriam

Eric Vegter 1988 - 2014

In Loving Memory

Richard Reinhold Stebner July 3, 1929 - August 12, 2013

Eric Thomas Vegter was born on July 14, 1988 in Edmonton, Alberta and passed away on August 4, 2014 in Red Deer, Alberta at the age of 26 years.

Eric will be lovingly remembered by his parents Peter Vegter and Shauna Miller; his sister Brittany Miller all of Ponoka; his grandparents Irene Vegter, and Glen and Barbara Miller; uncles and aunts Allen (Alan), Janet, Donna (Bill), Kellie, Jeffrey, Shannon and Taryn (Kevin); cousins Erin, Thomas, Micah, Parks, Brinley, Aldyn and Clark; as well as numerous friends. He was predeceased by his maternal mother Corry Gardiner and grandparents Udo Vegter, and Iona Foell. A Service to celebrate the life of Eric will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Kinsmen Community Centre. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to the Hemophlia Society/Alberta Chapter Box 58060 RPO Inglewood, Edmonton, AB T5L 4Z4.

Condolences to Eric’s family may be made by visiting www.womboldfuneralhomes.com Cremation Arrangements entrusted to PONOKA FUNERAL HOME 403-783-3122 ~ A Wombold Family Funeral Home ~

We miss your smile, Your joking ways.

We miss the things You used to say.

And when old times We do recall It’s then we miss you Most of all.

Loved and Remembered every day: Sharon, Lyle, Gerald & Paulene, Dwight, Randy, and Families

September Hill September 1960 - July 2014

I thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new.

I thought about you yesterday, and days before that too.

I think of you in silence, I often speak your name.

All I have are memories, and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is my keepsake, with which I’ll never part.

God has you in his keeping, I have you in my heart.

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THANK YOU The Arnold Stretch family would like to thank all their relatives and friends for their prayers and comforting words, cards, food, flowers and donations. It was all so appreciated. We will be eternally grateful to Sheila Van Alstyne and staff of Wombold Family Funeral Homes for their gentleness, kindness and support - Sheila, your attention to every detail and wish was fantastic. Thank you to Pastor Blair Stretch for the lovely service, to Craig Stretch for reading the scriptures, to Grant Leavitt and Geoff Stretch for their heartfelt tributes to Arnold, to Sheila Van Alstyne and Joel Stretch for their beautiful solos, to Tianna Thomson for being so helpful and supportive 24/7 all week and to Bob Hepp for the wonderful lunch following the service. Our deepest gratitude and thanks to Dr. Chan for always being there for us during Arnold’s illness. In lieu of thank you cards, a donation will be made to S.T.A.R.S.

Anniversaries

Connie Stretch Michael and Wanda Stretch and family Keith and Leona Stretch and family Duane and Margo Stretch and family

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Monday night meetings at the Anglican Church Ponoka 8:30 p.m. Phone 403-783-0719 for info.

PONOKA PISTON POPPERS would like to say Thanks to Ponoka Stampede Association, Bob Ronnie caterers, Hamiltons IGA and Hammys Spirits, Richardson’s Bulk Sales Ltd, Ponoka Fertilizer, Frank Bergman, and also Carol Holben, and thank’s to all that came out to enjoy the weekend with us.

See you again next year, Remember keep the shiny side up.

THURSDAY AA Meetings at 8:30 p.m. in the Catholic Church basement. 52 Street & 52 Ave. Ponoka.

Open meetings first Thursday of the month, Everyone Welcome.

403-783-4347 We change daily to serve you better.

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CANADA BENEFIT GROUP. Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government.

Toll free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca.

I would like to thank Dr. Chan and the nursing staff at the Ponoka Hospital & Care Centre for the excellent care I received the past 4 months I was hospitalized.

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REUNION NOTICE PCHS classes of 1983, 1984 & 1985

What’s Happening #50 - # 70

Arts & Crafts Shows ..................50 Class Registrations....................51 Coming Events ..........................52 Lost ............................................54 Found ........................................56 Companions ..............................58 Personals...................................60 Bingos........................................64 Fitness & Sports ........................66 Happy Ads .................................70

Coming Events

AUGUST 30 & 31

BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS

at the Stagecoach Saloon Contact Tammy Henkelman 403-783-0823 or email rafterhorse@hotmail.com

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Employment #700 - #920 Caregivers/Aides................710 Clerical ..............................720 Computer Personnel ..........730 Dental ................................740 Estheticians........................750 Hair Stylists ........................760 Janitorial ............................770 Legal ..................................780 Medical ..............................790 Oilfield ................................800 Professionals......................810 Restaurant/Hotel ................820 Sales & Distributors ..........830 Teachers/Tutors..................840 Trades ................................850 Truckers/Drivers ................860 Business Opportunities......870 Miscellaneous ....................880 Volunteers Wanted ............890 Positions Wanted ..............895 Employment Training ........900 Career Planning ................920

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AL-ANON WEEKLY MEETING FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF ALCOHOLICS. Tuesdays 8 p.m.

Neighborhood Place 5115 - 49 Ave., Ponoka For more info 403-783-4557

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Weekly meetings Tuesdays @ 8 p.m.

Neighborhood Place 5115 49 Ave. Ponoka For more info.

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Restaurant/ Hotel

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Oilfield Maintenance Labourer /Swamper Must have safety tickets.

No experience necessary.

Will train. Fax resume to 403-746-5910 or email smittysoilfield@gmail.com LOOKING FOR

OPERATOR for Stiff Boom Picker/Crane.

Valid drivers licence w/clean abstract required.

Possibility of apprenticeship available.

Email resume to: pickerservices@gmail.com

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DOWNSIZING GARAGE SALE Golf clubs, fishing equipment, Linens, T.V’s, C.D’s, Dresser, Home school books, Tent, Carpentry tools, lawn mowers, Boat, Plus much more 3627-44 Street Ponoka Friday August 15 9 AM – 6 PM Saturday August 16 9 AM – 4 PM

Closing date September 5, 2014 Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Oilfield

IMMEDIATE OPENING NEEDED IMMEDIATELY DO YOU LIKE WORKING TREELINE Sully Chapman Beattie Full Time Bar Staff WITH ANIMALS? WELL SERVICES LLP is looking for a well for Leland Hotel in Ponoka.

Do you want to be part Has Opening for all organized, fast working, Weekends and evenings. of a successful team? positions! Immediately. legal assistant with Accommodation available.

Red Willow Pork Farm All applicants must have experience in real estate Resumes to: is now accepting current H2S, Class 5 with conveyancing. Salary and lelandhotel@hotmail.com applications for Q Endorsement, and First benefits are negotiable and Aid. We offer competitive or call 403-783-3238 SWINE TECHNICIANS, will be commensurate with wages & excellent benefits. offering competitive experience. Please email wages, a very good health Please include 2 work Sales & your resume to kbeattie@ plan, quarterly bonuses reference names and scblaw.ca Please Note: and quarterly free pork Distributors numbers.

We will only reply to those incentive. Fax resume Please fax resume to: candidates meeting our with references to AUTO EQUIPMENT 403-264-6725 criteria.

1-855-499-3953 or email AND SUPPLY CO. Or email to: rwp@cciwireless.ca IS LOOKING FOR A tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please.

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Medical in the Central AB area.

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Experienced Training, company vehicle MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION Check out Classifieds to and expenses supplied.

Roofers and Siders IS AN IN-DEMAND find the purrfect pet.

Please email resume to Needed CAREER IN CANADA! michelle@equipmentpro.ca F/T work. Competitive Employers have WINCH TRACTOR or fax to 403-279-8214 wages.

Call or email work-at-home positions OPERATORS. resume. 403-846-7201 available. Get the online Must have experience allan@primoroofing.com training you need from an operating a winch. employer-trusted program. To apply fax, email or drop Trades Celebrate your life Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT off resume at the office. with a Classified or 1-888-528-0809 Phone 780-842-6444.

ANNOUNCEMENT Maintenance Worker to start training for your Fax 780-842-6581. Email: Wanted Immediately! Edon work-at-home career today! rigmove@telus.net. Mail: F/T COMMERCIAL Management is looking for H&E Oilfield Services Ltd., a Maintenance Worker for TOO MUCH STUFF? GLAZIER 2202 - 1 Ave., our Red Deer sites. This Let Classifieds Journeyman & apprentices Wainwright, AB, T9W 1L7. position assists with We offer competitive help you sell it.

For more employment building operations and wages. Full benefits after information see our concerns. Interested 90 days. Must have valid webpage: www.heoil.com. applicants please send drivers licence. Email resume your resume by e-mail to to: d.generationglass Oilfield Classifieds careers@edonmgmt.com @platinum.ca Your place to SELL or via fax to or Fax: 403-886-5224 Your place to BUY AN ALBERTA OILFIELD (403) 341-0626. or Call 403-886-5221 company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, Hair meals and lodging Stylists provided. Drug testing required. 780-723-5051.

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Thursday, Aug. 21- 4:00pm-8:00pm Friday, Aug. 22 - 9:00am-8:00pm Saturday, Aug. 23 - 9:00am-Noon Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 5501-54 Avenue Church by the Pond

Truckers/ Drivers

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Our Wetaskiwin Distribution Centre currently has the following opportunity...

Class 1 Truck Drivers Home Hardware, a part of Canada for over 40 years and now with over 1,000 stores across Canada. We offer long term secure employment with competitive wages, medical and dental coverage, and a company pension.

Clean Class 1 Drivers abstract with at least 3 years driving experience required. Mountain experience an asset.

If you are interested in becoming part of the great team at Home Hardware, drop off an application to 6410 - 36 Street or email resume to: hrwetaskiwin@homehardware.ca

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AG EQUIPMENT

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Sur-B Enterprises Ltd.

BOBCAT SERVICE • Snow Removal • Driveways & Parking Lots • Post-Hole Augering - 6, 9, 12, 15 • Corral Cleaning • Grading & Construction

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PAYROLL CLERK The Town of Ponoka is currently seeking applications for a Full-time Permanent Payroll Clerk.

Rimbey Implements Ltd.

Al York

General Manager Cell: (403) 783-0593 Bus: (403) 843-3700

Rimbey, AB

Fax: (403) 843-3430

ANIMAL SERVICES

Duties of this position will include: • Ensuring that policies, Employment Standards Code and the appropriate collective agreements are followed and that proper documentation and authorization is forwarded to the payroll section • Confirming the completeness and accuracy of time sheets and making corrections to time sheets and advising supervisors of changes made and the reasons for the changes • Maintaining employee files including up-to-date records of leave, benefits, wage rates, benefit coverage • Calculating and inputting adjustments and/or correcting errors • Ensuring proper income tax calculations and remitting procedures are in place • Completing the necessary documentation for new hires, leave of absences and terminated employees • Running payroll and balancing to the control data • Posting salary expenditures to general ledger The successful applicant will have two to three years of payroll experience.

Preference will be given to those with a CPA designation and experience in a union environment. Experience with the Great Plains software would be an asset.

Call 403-783-2764 403-588-0599 CallJim JimAshbough Ashbough 783-2764ororCell: Cell: 588-0599 Jack Surbey 403-783-5283 Cell: 403-588-0597 Jack Surbey 783-5283orCell: 588-0597

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403-963-5000 TAXI SERVICES New Town Taxi & Delivery Ponoka’s preferred Taxi & Delivery Service

Applicants are asked to submit their resumes by August 18th, 2014 to: Town of Ponoka Attention: Human Resources 5102 - 48 Avenue; PONOKA, AB. T4J 1P7 Fax: 403-783-6745: Phone 403-783-0138 Email: HR@ponoka.org The Town of Ponoka thanks all applicants in advance, however, only those being considered will be contacted.

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The Town of Ponoka is currently seeking applications for a permanent full-time Engineering Technician.

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

Reporting to the Director of Operations the recently created position will provides engineering services to internal staff for various infrastructure projects, ongoing operations work and to support planning and development. The position will also provide expertise and engineering support for GIS.

SALES & SERVICE

Duties and responsibilities of this position include: • Along with the Director, Operations, develop long term capital infrastructure plan and recommend annual projects.

• Prepare engineering documents, contract and project manage construction projects in variety of infrastructure areas such as road construction including the installation of deep and shallow utilities, utility rehabilitation, lagoon management.

• Complies with all policies, rules, and regulations of the municipality and the provincial government related to land development.

• Manage and maintain electronic and paper maps of the roadways and utility infrastructure.

• Assist in developing engineering standards and processes for Town owned infrastructure.

• Work with Planning & Development to provide engineering expertise and recommendations on an ongoing basis.

Motorcycles & ATV’s

A & J AUTOMOTIVE A & J AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR 6701 - 46 Ave. 6701 46 Ave. Ponoka, AB - T4J 1J8 Ponoka, T4J 1J8 (403)AB783-8755 (403) 783-8755 Al Dickhaut Owner/Operator Al Dickhaut Owner/Operator

This space could be yours for $

30

PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311

The position requires 3 years of directly related municipal and /or construction experience and must be a Certified Engineering Technician (CET).

This is an out of scope position with a Competitive Salary, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental Benefits and Health Spending Account.

Applicants are asked to submit their resumes by August 24th to: Town of Ponoka Attention: Human Resources 5102 - 48 Avenue; PONOKA, AB. T4J 1P7 Fax: 403-783-4086: Phone 403-783-0138 Email: hr@ponoka.org

403-783-6875

Tues - Fri: 8:30 am-5:30 pm Saturday: 9 am-3 pm

403-783-5185 1-800-662-7135 Fax: 403-783-4635

Reaching 6000 households weekly for just

30

$

PER WEEK

This space could be yours!

403-783-3311

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014

Truckers/ Drivers

860

WANTED - TAXI DRIVERS ALL SHIFTS • Full time/Part time • Clean abstract • Must be reliable and presentable • 50% commission plus tips

403-963-3242 Misc.

Help

880

MAVERICK Supply WAREHOUSE PERSON/SHIPPER-RECEIVER Required for Ponoka Oilfield Supply Store Duties to include: Shipping & Receiving, Deliveries, Inventory Control, Heavy Lifting involved, Assisting Inside Sales, Clerical Duties, Operating Forklift Please Send Resume to: Email: rick.davies@meridianvalve.ca Fax: (403) 843 - 3775 In Person: 5618 – 44th St, Rimbey

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Trades

850

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. No Simulators. In-the-seat training.Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates.

Job board! Funding options. Sign up online! iheschool.com.

1-866-399-3853.

PCL ENERGY now hiring Journeyperson: Pipefitters, Millwrights ($40+/hour) and Scaffolders ($38+/hour) for immediate shutdown work on an industrial project in Vanscoy, SK. LOA of $145/day worked, travel and bonuses paid!

We offer competitive wages and benefits.

Call 780-468-8026 and send resume to: pclenergyjobs@pcl.com

Misc.

Help

880

MAVERICK Supply INSIDE SALES PERSON

Required for Rimbey/Ponoka Oilfield Supply Store Duties to include: Inside Sales, Customer Service, Inventory Control, Heavy Lifting involved, Clerical Duties, Deliveries, Operating Forklift, Shipping & Receiving Please Send Resume to: Email: rick.davies@meridianvalve.ca Fax: (403) 843 - 3775 In Person: 5618 – 44th St, Rimbey

Misc.

Help

880

Mike’s Western Wear/ Mike’s Workwear is currently looking for a team player to fill a

Full-Time Position

Valid drivers licence an asset.

Must be able to work Saturdays.

Please apply with resume Mike’s Western Wear 4911-49 St. Wetaskiwin Alberta T9A 1H5

Trades

850

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JASPER SUPER A. Jasper Super A is currently recruiting for Grocery and Requires Full Time Produce Managers.

Carpenters The successful candidates & Helpers FALL START will be responsible for all Competitive Wages aspects of managing & Benefits. a grocery or produce • Community Support Fax resumes & ref’s to: department, including Worker Program 403-343-1248 or email to: marketing, merchandising, admin@shunda.ca controlling and human • GED Preparation resource management.

Applicants must have Would you like to take the Business 3 years of retail grocery GED in your community? experience. A minimum Opportunities Grade 12 Diploma • Red Deer (or equivalent) and a • Rocky Mtn. House GET FREE Clean Security Clearance • Rimbey VENDING MACHINES are also required. Jasper Can earn $100,000 + per • Caroline Super A offers competitive • Castor year. All cash-retire compensation and health in just 3 years. Protected • Sylvan Lake benefits as well as the territories. Full details call • Innisfail opportunity for personal and • Stettler now 1-866-668-6629. professional development.

Website: www.tcvend.com. • Ponoka If you believe that you • Lacombe Start your career! are prepared for these See Help Wanted challenging positions and Gov’t of Alberta Funding have an interest in working may be available. within a dynamic organization, please 403-340-1930 submit your resume, www.academicexpress.ca in confidence to: Human Resources Advisor, HEALTH CREW, The Grocery People Ltd., Pen Checkers.

14505 Yellowhead Trail, Immediate permanent Edmonton, AB, T5L 3C4. full-time positions available. Fax 780-447-5781. Email: Wages are negotiable humanresources@tgp.ca. and will commensurate REQUIRED according to qualifications Production Welder and experience. Lakeside Painter offers an excellent benefit Shop Laborer package. Will train the right Polisher candidate. Fax resume to: Full or Part Time Chris Sparrow Crestomere area - JBS Lakeside Feeders BANDIT INDUSTRIES 403-362-8231 403-783-4284 No telephone inquiries.

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION

PRODUCT ASSISTANT (SALARY POSITION)

Toyota City has immediate openings for this NEWLY created career position. As a Product Assistant you will work hand in hand with our Sales Department showing and demonstrating our vehicle lineup.

This new position involves flexible hours and paid a salary PLUS performance Bonus’s. No pressure of commission selling.

If you are between 18 and 70 years of age, male or female, a team player with a positive out going personality, THIS CAREER/JOB is for you.

Great hours, great salary in an extremely rewarding industry. We have numerous positions open and previous experience is not necessary.

For more information please call, send or drop off resume’s to Vern McLeod, vwm@telus.net at Toyota City Wetaskiwin. 1-780-352-2225

RIMBEYDENTALCARE

ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DR. STEVE CALDER BS C DDS

Family Friendly Dentistry Box 1100 4905 50 St. Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0

870

Ph. (403) 843-2173 Fax: (403) 843-2607

DENTAL CARE BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

4037835225 • 4037835235 5118 - 51 Ave., Ponoka, AB T4J 1R5

DR. HUGH PORTER • DR. RICK BARR DR. JEFF BARR • DR. GREG EDWARDS - General Dentistry - Orthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry - Bonding - Veneers - Bleaching - White or Gold Fillings - Crown and Bridge - Implant Restorations “WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOME NEW PATIENTS”

EYE CARE

has an immediate opening for

Full Time or Part Time Shop help *Mechanically inclined would be an asset but not necessary Phone Dan 403-783-8411 or drop off resume Misc.

Help

INTERESTED IN THE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER BUSINESS? Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your resume online. FREE. Visit: awna.com/for-job-seekers

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

880

Drs. Heimdahl, ZoBell & Kallal 403-783-5575 1-800-662-7168 WWW.4YOUREYESONLY.CA

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•

5120-51ST AVE, PONOKA

ADVANCED EYE HEALTH & VISION EXAMS CONSULTATION & REFERRAL SERVICES DESIGNER EYE WEAR & CONTACT LENSES INSURED MEDICAL EYECARE SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL AGES

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 8AM - 12:30PM • 1PM - 5PM

BOBCAT SERVICES

TEAM COORDINATOR - VARIOUS LOCATIONS At AFSC, everything we do is focused on providing value to our clients. We recognize that the key to our success is our people. As a progressive and rapidly changing organization, we continue to develop and nurture our reputation as a great place to work and are always looking for skilled individuals to join our team in one of our 50+ offices located throughout Alberta.

We are currently looking for Team Coordinators in various locations across the province.

RESPONSIBILITIES: As a Team Coordinator you will be responsible to manage a team of Client facing staff, from Client Service Representatives to Product Specialists to Relationship Managers. You will be required to oversee different offices and coordinate the allocation of work and resources in your area. You will be asked to ensure your team has the right skills, knowledge, tools and resources to excel in their job.

As a natural born leader, you enable and motivate your team to provide our clients with excellent customer service, in line with the values of our company. You mentor and coach new staff, as well as provide career development and performance discussions.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

DENTISTRY

You will also cooperate with senior management staff, in looking for new ways to improve and excel as an organization.

QUALIFICATIONS: Education & Experience: Minimum of an applicable 2 year College Diploma with 8 years of progressive and proven supervision and team building/leading experience, OR an applicable 4 year University Degree with 6 years of progressive and proven supervision and team building/leading experience.

Competencies: Strong leadership skills to motivate and coordinate.

Pro-active in continued professional and personal skill development.

Excellent relationship building skills and organizational skills.

High energy work ethic, unquestionable integrity and an ambition to succeed.

Travel between different offices in the region will be a requirement.

SALARY $90,072 - $112,488/Year Please reply online to www.afsc.ca

BRUCE’S BOBCAT Large & Small Jobs ANYTHING ANYT & EVER EVERYTHING

403-783-0663 HEATING

“Committed to your comfort”

Robin Esau

Ph: 403-782-7722 Fax: 403-782-7499

robin@KlesAir.com www.KlesMechanical.com

Advertise your business in the Business Directory!

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HEATING & EAVESTROUGHING

Commercial - Residential Installations - Repair

3912 - 66 St, Ponoka www.wcmltd.ca

Employment Training

900

MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES NEEDED! Learn to process & submit billing claims for hospitals and doctors!

No experience needed!

Local training gets you ready to work!

1-888-627-0297.

30

PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311 VETERINARY SERVICES

Bovine Veterinary Services On-Farm Mobile Veterinary Services Ultrasound-aided ReproducĆ&#x;ve Programs CETA CerĆ&#x;ÄŽed Dairy and Beef Embryo Transfer Herd Health

Business Services #1000 - #1430

Accounting

1010

ARCTIC BOOKKEEPING is certified in QuickBooks and Sage Simply Accounting.

Servicing small to medium business and individual consultants.

Reasonable Rates.

Contact Cori at 403-597-5131 or Arcticbookkeeping@ outlook.com

Misc.

Services

1290

Painters/ Decorators

1310

F.J.B. PAINTING

INT • EXT RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL 403-307-4691

Misc.

Services

1290

Quality First Always • Free Quotes

and Appliance Service

783-4880 Welding

1410

Welding

1410

Misc.

Services

1290

• Buying Feed grains • Save on elevation

Brent Heebner: 1-780-916-4299 Head OfďŹ ce: 1-800-780-0545

Phone: 1-877-907-1517

www.jglcattle.com

1400

Well Drilling

She will bring congratulations and gifts for the family and the NEW BABY!

Leo Cabral

$30 per week this space could be yours!

403-783-3311

1400

Well Drilling

1400

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View our 29 patented and patent pending inventions online at

www.1800bigiron.com • B-PRESSURE • PIPELINE • OILFIELD • ASME Section VIII Division I VESSEL FABRICATION & PIPING • SHOP/PORTABLE • CNC PLASMA CUTTING • ALUMINUM • SHEARING & FORMING

MAIN: (403) 783-7591 FAX: (403) 783-8178

Heather Goodwin 403-704-3647 heathermccg@shaw.ca

Misc.

Services

For just

Well Drilling

www.jglgrain.com

")' )2/.

Ph: 403-783-6428 Cell: 403-783-1905

Reaching 6000 households weekly

1290

RURAL WATER TREATMENT (Province Wide)

It’s time to call your Welcome Wagon hostess.

Serving Ponoka & Area

8 a.m. - 5 p.m Mon. to Sat. • Open late Thursday 24-hour Emergency Call Dr. Bill Frischke • Dr. Kelly Loree • Dr. Leighton Coma Dr. Trevor Hook • Dr. Patricia Kelly • Dr. Jasmine Hardy

Misc.

Services

2ED $EER #ALGARY .EW 'OVERNMENT WATER WELL GRANT STARTS !PRIL

. . . at your house?

Southwest Industrial Park 4102-64 St., Ponoka 403-783-5200

1290

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CONCRETE SERVICES

VETERINARY SERVICES

Misc.

Services

Cattle 12345 Grains, Pulses, Oilseeds

Tell them Danny Hooper sent you

- Residential - Commercial - Agricultural - Stamped Concrete - Exposed Concrete

plus GST/HST

• Buying and selling all classes • Financing available

Dr. Bruce Wine

Specializing in:

995

Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association toll free 1-800-282-6903 x228 email andrea@awna.com or visit this community newspaper

Phone 403-391-1684 Í´Íś Š‘—” Â?‡”‰‡Â?…› ƒŽŽ

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Value Ad Network

Berni's Refrigeration

Misc.

Services

with a combined circulation of over 800,000 for only...

1290

We can deal with your refrigeration problems quickly, efficiently and reasonably

1290

Place your ad in this newspaper and12345 province wide $

fjbpainting@hotmail.com

Misc.

Services

Misc.

Services

Squeezthee MOST out of your advertising dollars

Attention: Farmers

1290

A Population Explosion

1260

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.

Divorce? Simple. Fast.

Inexpensive. Debt recovery?

Alberta collection to $25,000.

Calgary 403-228-1300 or 1-800-347-2540

Misc.

Services

403.783.3501 wcmltd@telus.net

This space could be yours for $

Legal Services

1290

Website: www.harbinwelding.com E-mail: bharbin@telus.net

Misc.

Services

1290

Misc.

Services

1290

Let us amplify your message!

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Call for more details 1-800-282-6903 ext 235 We want to hear from you!

Auctions

1530

Glen & Lauraine VOLLMIN (Bluffton, AB) Friday, August 29, 2014 @ 11:00 a.m.

Dir: From Hwy #2 & 611 (Maskwacis Turnoff, Exit 469), 39 km west to Rge Rd 22, north 2 km. From Hoadley (Hwy 20 & #611), east 11 km to Rge Rd 22, north 2 km. From Junc. of #13 & #771 (Provincial Park Rd), 8 km west to Rge Rd 22, south 8 kms TRACTORS/TRUCKS/ATV’s/SEACAN: RACTORS/TRUCKS/ATV’s/SEACAN: • 2001 JD 6605, CAHR, FWA, 3 pth, dual hydraulics, c/w 2002 JD 740 ldr, grapple/joystick, reverser. (4700 hrs) • JD 4010, dsl, Boss ldr, totally rebuilt (1000 hrs ago), add-on 3 pth. • Cockshutt 50, gas, power steering, loader, running • IHC 660, dsl, duals, running • 2002 Dodge Ram, dually, 5.9 Cummins motor, 6-speed, 4 x 4, quad cab, c/w aluminum tool box/fuel box combo (156,000 kms). Premium Unit! • 1980 Ford gravel truck, single axle, telescopic hoist, aluminum box • 1985 Ford ž ton, 6.9 dsl engine • Dodge ž ton, 4 x 4 • 2011 Arctic Cat Side-By-Side, soft top, winch, outside cover (28 hrs) • Honda 200 quad • Arctic Cat Cougar snow machine • Polaris 500 snow machine • (2) Yamaha Exciter snowmachines • 40’ seacan unit

EQUIPMENT: • Highline 6800 bale processor • JD 530 baler, 1000 PTO, gauge wheels • JD 530 baler, 540 PTO • (2) NH 850 balers • NH 490 haybine, 12’ • NH 469 haybine, 9’ • NH 488 haybine, 9’ • Lil Augi Silage feed wagon • Heavy Hitter post pounder w/13 hp Honda motor • Vers. 400 swather, 12’ PU reel, w/conditioner • Vers. 400 swather, 15’ PU reel, w/conditioner • Reil 28’ flat deck trailer, gooseneck, ball hitch & king pin hitch, c/w bale deck • 3 pth 5’ rotary mower • (2) cultivators • harrows • (2) Utility truck box trailers • Allied PTO auger • 7’ and 6’ 3pth blades

LIVESTOCK EQUIP: 20’ stock trailer; 30’ calf shelter w/catch pen; tractor tire silage feeders; 30’ silage bunk; cattle oiler; Hi-Qual maternity pen; bale feeders; vet supplies; etc.

MISC: Tidy tanks; culverts; gates; extension ladders; ladder jacks; 22 rifle; good assortment of miscellaneous tools; 48� round oak antique table; office chairs; household items; Bradley smoker; cream separator; aquariums; deep freezers; plus more.

PLEASE NOTE: The Vollmins have sold their property and will be moving, therefore this sale. Pay special attention to the John Deere tractor and Dodge truck – both like new!. For more information, please contact GLEN @ (403) 843-3574.

Complete Listing w/photos: www.zimmermanauctions.com TERMS OF SALE – cash or cheques ONLY. Gerald Zimmerman, Auctioneer Wetaskiwin, AB

(780) 352-4994

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Ltd.

www.zimmermanauctions.com

License #312638

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014

Personal Services

1315

Unplanned pregnancy may be difficult to face.

We care. For confidential help call 403-343-1611 (24 hrs.)

DATING SERVICE. Long-term/short-term relationships. Free to try!

1-877-297-9883.

Live intimate conversation, Call #7878 or 1-888-534-6984. Live adult 1on1 Call 1-866-311-9640 or #5015.

Meet local single ladies.

1-877-804-5381. (18+).

Pet Services

1318

CLINKERS KENNELS * Quality Boarding for your dogs & cats *Proof of vaccinations and advance bookings required HOURS: Mon - Thurs 9 am - 12 Noon; 4 pm - 6 pm; Fri. 9 am - 12 Noon; 4 pm - 7 pm; Sat. 9 a.m. - 12 noon; Sun. 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. & 4 - 7 p.m.

403-783-6272

www.clinkerskennels.ca

Rental Misc

1350

Need RV or Self Storage?

8’ X 10’ mini storage units available for rent.

Also RV storage.

Secure compound.

Call Keith at

First Call Towing

783-3636

Auctions

Auctions

1530

AUCTION. August 16, 1 p.m.

Large variety custom log furniture.

Each piece is unique!

Location 30 kms south of Wainwright, Alberta on Hwy 41; www.scribnernet.com.

780-842-5666.

BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONS LAST WEEKLY SALE July 30. Resuming Weekly Sales Wed. Sept. 24 @ 6 pm.

Moose Hall 2 miles south of Ponoka on 2A WE BUY FOR CASH. 403-304-4791 ESTATE AUCTION. 4619-50 Ave. Mirror, AB. Sun. Aug. 24, noon.

Fridge, stove, washer, dryer, large selection of antiques, collectibles, household and tools.

Check website for full listings www.bigstrapperauctions.net New items added daily.

1530

COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION! 7th Annual Red Deer Fall Finale.

September 19 - 20, Westerner Park.

Consign today.

1-888-296-0528 ext. 103; egauctions.com.

WHEATLAND AUCTIONS HUGE FALL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION. Sept. 6 in Cheadle, Alberta.

Farm equipment, construction equipment, vehicles, RVs, tools and much more!

Phone 403-669-1109; www. wheatlandauctions.com

Building Supplies

1550

METAL ROOFING & SIDING. Very competitive prices!

Largest colour selection in Western Canada.

Available at over 25 Alberta Distribution Locations.

40 Year Warranty.

Call 1-888-263-8254.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Steel Overstock Sale!”

20x20 $4,055.

25x24 $4,650.

30x32 $6,586.

32x34 $7,677.

40x48 $12,851.

47x70 $17,899.

One end wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% off!

20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206; www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Grain, Feed Hay

Agricultural #2000 - #2290 Farm Equipment

2010

JF-STOLL FCT-900 SILAGE CUTTER, like new cnd. $19,900.

780-877-2339 or 780-877-2326

Horses

PATTEN - POLLITT PERFORMANCE HORSE & PRODUCTION SALE. Sunday, August 17 at 1 p.m. Preview at 10 a.m.

Rope and ranch horses.

Complete Mare & Foal Dispersal for Jim & Faye Pollitt.

7 day guarantee on all broke horses.

Catalogue available at www.northernhorse.com.

Rory Patten 780-388-2139.

Shane Pollitt 403-746-5756

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

FEED BARLEY. Paskal Cattle Company in Picture Butte area is looking for Feed Barley.

Put more $$$ in your pocket.

Sell direct to us.

Please call Main Office for details. 403-317-1365.

1660

LACOMBE COUNTRY FEED STORE, Come see us at: 4836 45A St. Lacombe, Ab ALL THE FEED YOUR ANIMALS NEED! 403-782-3333 Dealer of Masterfeeds STRAW WANTED. Large square 4X8 bales. $60 metric ton for 20,000 bales.

Please call Kevin Paskal at 403-330-9147.

For Rent #3000 - #3200 Suites

3060

For Rent

1 bedroom basement suite Separate entrance, parking, Laundry room $695. /month plus DD same Includes water, garbage, and gas Available September 1 Phone before 7 PM

AVAILABLE SEPT. 1

1 bdrm suite Riverside Prefer working/ non-drinking individual

403-783-4628 * RIVERSIDE APTS. * Newly renovated 1 & 2 bedroom units in Ponoka: 3724-45 Street.

403-357-0287

1680 Sprayer for Hire

WHITE SPRUCE TREES for sale. 4 - 6 foot $35 each. 6 - 8 foot $45 each.

Delivered and planted.

Delivery extra.

403-305-8201.

LICENSED: FUNGICIDES, FOLIAR FERTILIZERS, IN CROP & PASTURES

1760

FOR SALE 6 bottle wine cooler.

NEW - $100 OBO 6500 watt generator, rope start, next to new - $300 OBO

3110

DOWNTOWN Red Deer Business Center. NOW renting offices as low as $460/Month, Includes receptionist and furniture.

Call or email to arrange a viewing. bboles@maclab.com 587.521.6004

Land

3170

LAND for rent, 1/4 east on HW 53. Discount for long term rental. Leave message 306 270 6880.

Real Estate #4000 - #4190 Houses For Sale

Farms/ Land

4070

PLUMBING SHANDALL PLUMBING LTD. JAMES AVERY

BY OWNER 457 Acres Prime Farmland $2,285,000.

Surface Lease Rev. $37,535.

12 miles E. of Ponoka on Hwy. #53. Email: c_mcleod@telus.net Call: 780 910-9467

“Reasonable rates on all your plumbing needs” Gas Fitting - Home Renovations - Drain Cleaning -24 HOUR SERVICE5306 - 60 ST, PONOKA, AB T4J 1K7 PH: (403) 783-6372 • FAX (403) 783-6345

4090

Manufactured Homes

CRAIG’S HOME SALES. Moduline Showhome 20’ X 76’ on our lot.

Options too numerous to list. Reduced to sell at $116,900.

For more details call Marg at Craig’s Home Sales.

Phone toll free 1-855-380-2266

This space could be yours for $

30

PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311

4020 PLUMBING

PONOKA PLUMBING & HEATING We now carry a complete line of Ritchie Stockwater parts

FOR SALE Seniors duplex built in 2008. Completely upgraded with new rugs and paint. Shows like new! Approximately 1100 square feet. Fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer & dryer, window coverings included. California landscaped. Centrally located in quiet neighbourhood in Ponoka. $240,000.00 Please call (403) 783-0058 for further details.

Hours of Business: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 5 pm

5110 -50 Street Box 4414 Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1R7

JESSE ZINTER Office - 403-783-5489

Reaching 6000 households weekly for just

30

$

PER WEEK

This space could be yours!

403-783-3311 PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS

403-704-4333 Suites

3060

LittleJONS’ Hand Wash Stations Handicap Units Trailer Units New Solar Powered Units with Running Water

Serving Central Today!

Alberta Book On-Line

Older upright piano, refinished, beautiful condition - $999 OBO

403.783.8322

www.littlejons.ca

TREE SERVICE

403-783-3683 A-STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers.

Used 40’ & 40’ Seacans high cube & insulated containers 40’-53’ long.

Specials in stock now.

Self unloading delivery.

Phone toll free 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com.

Offices

403-963-5500

2080

Work

Garden Supplies

2190

2140

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.

Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying Firewood damaged or offgrade grain.

“On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, LOGS 1-877-250-5252.

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging Farm Custom 403-318-4346

Misc. for Sale

Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990

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DELUXE 2 BR SUITES FOR RENT 4205 - 64 St., Ponoka, AB Includes: Fridge, Stove, Fireplace, Air Conditioning, Window Coverings, Oak Cabinetry with Corian Countertops, Balcony, High Security Card Locks, All Utilities except Telephone.

Quiet Adult Complex, Age 40+, No Pets, Special Spring Rental Rates!

Call ERNIE at 780-335-6767

BEST PRICE TREE SERVICE OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE

SPECIALIZING IN DANGEROUS TREES COMPLETE REMOVAL & CLEANUP

• Topping • Dropping • Slashing • Stump Grinding & Tree Disposal • Tree Chipping FREE Estimates | Fully Insured

403.396.7623

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VETERINARY SERVICES

Ponoka Veterinary Clinic Dr. Murray Jacobson Dr. Clayton West Dr. Ashley Shannon

Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 5 pm Sat. 9 am - 4:30 pm

24 Hr. Emergency 403-783-4348

5502 - Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB

T4J 1M1

THIS SPACE COULD BE YOURS FOR

$30

PER WEEK.

CALL 4037833311 ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR JUST

$

30

PER WEEK.

REACHING 6000 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK. WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICES

Darcy’s Drilling Services • water wells drilled & serviced • new pump & pressure system installations • all types of pump repairs • well shocking

4090

Manufactured Homes

SHOWHOME SALE. Substantial savings to be had! Need room for whole new display!

Visit Grandview Modular Red Deer to see the quality and craftsmanship that set us apart.

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Commercial Property

4110

STETTLER SHOPPING CENTER: tenants incl. The Brick, Dollorama and ATB. Priced at $3,500,000.

DODSON PLAZA (Drayton Valley): tenants incl.

Sobey’s, Rexall, Dollorama.

Priced at $10,250,000.

Please contact Howard McCann, Broker (780) 917-8336, Howard.McCann@cwedm.com or David Cooney, Associate (780) 917-8327, David.Cooney@cwedm.com at Cushman & Wakefield Edmonton for more info.

Financial #4400 - #4430 Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430

Money To Loan

4430

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Public Notices

6010

NOTICE TO CREDITORS & CLAIMANTS Estate of Charles Howard Cook, also known as SKIP COOK who died on March 6, 2014 at Ponoka, Alberta.

If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by September 19, 2014 and provide details of your claim with: Rhonda Quinton Miles Davison LLP 900, 517 10th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2R 0A8 If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

Public Notices

6010 PUBLIC NOTICE

POLY-C FARMS LTD. WATER ACT NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is given that Poly-C Farms Ltd. has filed an application for a license under the provisions of the WATER ACT to increase their water allocation by 12418.0 cubic meters for a maximum annual diversion of 23262.0 cubic meters of groundwater from a well at NW-03-043-26-W4 for the purpose of Agricultural (Confined Feeding Operation). The production interval of the groundwater well is from 67.0 meters to 91.4 meters.

Any person who is directly affected by the application may submit a statement of concern to:

within 30 days of the providing of this notice.

Please quote file number: 00182933 For contact purposes please include name, postal address, phone number and/or email address and legal land location and a statement on how the proposed water withdrawal will directly affect your water supply.

Statements filed regarding this application are public records, which are accessible by the public.

Failure to file statements of concerns may affect the right to file a notice of appeal with the Environmental Appeals Board.

Public Notices

6010

403.783.3311

2014 ASSESSMENT & PROPERTY TAX NOTICE

6010

Ponoka County

PUBLIC NOTICE

5030

Reclassify Pt. NW 08-44-26-W4 (approximately 4.5 acres total) from Agricultural District to Country Residential District to allow for future subdivision of the rezoned area.

Cars

Public Notices

Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Regulatory Approvals Centre Main Floor, Oxbridge Place 9820 106 Street EDMONTON, AB T5K 2J6 Phone: 780-427-6311 Fax: 780-422-0154

Transportation #5000-5300

FORD, CHEVY, DODGE, TOYOTA & MORE. Vehicles from $47/week with bad credit or no credit.

Bankruptcy ok. $0 down options. Cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans.

1-800-591-5127.

Apply online at www.CanadaDrives.ca.

Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

2008 NISSAN VERSA SL. Excellent mechanical condition, 2 new tires, 172,000 km.

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A copy of the proposed by-law may be inspected at the County Administration Building, Ponoka, Alberta during regular office hours.

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Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050

The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Gerry and Joan Van Wolde to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows:

RECYCLE

ECKLUND

Public Notice #6000

– Local Activities & Festivals – – Calendar of Events – – Restaurants – – Current Events – – Church Directory – – Concerts, Sales & More! –

Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU

Darcy Schmidt Ph: (403) 783-2220 Fax: (403) 783-8828

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Charlie B. Cutforth Chief Administrative Officer Ponoka County 4205 - Highway #2A PONOKA, Alberta T4J 1V9 Phone: 403-783-3333 Fax: 403-783-6965 E-mail: PonokaCounty@PonokaCounty.com

The 2014 Assessment and Property Tax Notices have been mailed. Any ratepayer who has not yet received a tax notice is advised to contact the County office at (403) 782-6601.

Taxes must be paid to the County office on or before August 31, 2014. Payments made by mail will be considered to be paid on the same date as the envelope is postmarked.

A penalty of 6% will be added on September 1, 2014 for all taxes remaining unpaid after August 31, 2014. An additional 10 per cent penalty will be added on December 1, 2014 for all taxes unpaid after November 30, 2014.

The August 31 deadline and penalties are not applicable to property owners currently enrolled in our monthly Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP).

The 2014 Notice is a combined Assessment and Tax Notice. Persons wishing to appeal their assessment have 60 days from the date of mailing to do so. A per parcel fee will be charged for persons wishing to make complaints against assessments. If the Assessment Review Board makes a decision in favor of the complainant, the fee will be refunded.

For more information, contact: Larry Riep Chief Assessor Lacombe County 403-782-6601

www.ponokanews.com

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014

PONOKA NEWS 31

32 PONOKA NEWS

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014

Hammy’s SPIRITS

OPEN

10 AM - 11 PM 7 Days A Week

BUDWEISER, BUD LIGHT OR KOKANEE

355 ml. 24 pk. can.

750 ml.

36

$

CAPTAIN MORGAN SPICED RUM

2299 $ 3599 $ 5199 $

1.14L

1.75L

EACH

99 EACH

CEILI’S CREAM LIQUOR 750 mL

1299

$

EACH

EACH

EACH

BONUS! MINI AMP SPEAKER WITH PURCHASE WHILE QUANTITIES LAST SMIRNOFF VODKA

SAUZA

SILVER TEQUILA

750 ml

2199 $ 3199 $

1.14 L

37

$

EACH

1.14 L

99 EACH

TANQUERAY

LONDON DRY GIN 750 ml.

22

$

99

EACH

EACH

BAREFOOT ASSORTED VARIETIES

MCWILLIAMS HANWOOD ASSORTED VARIETIES 750 ml.

2/ 19 $

OR

ALIVE

9

$ 99

00

EACH

THE LITTLE PENGUIN SHIRAZ OR CHARDONNAY

750 ml.

2/ $1500 OR $799

EACH

750 ml.

2/ $1500 OR

7

$ 99

EACH

SAINT & SINNER SHIRAZ CABERNET OR PINOT GIRGIO 750 ml.

2/ $1700

ASSORTED FLAVOURS 300 ml. 4 pk. can

8

$ 49

OR

EACH

8

$ 99

EACH

Bay #5, 4502 - 50th St. • 403-783-2333

Prices in effect Wednesday, August 13 to Tuesday August 19, 2014 Prices do not include GST or deposit. We reserve the right to limit quantities